Princeton will mark the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 by honoring those who lost their lives that day, since the attacks, and people who continue to suffer from illnesses related to the day.
This Friday on Sept. 11 at 11 a.m., Princeton’s annual remembrance ceremony takes place at the Steel Beam Monument at the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad headquarters on 2 Mt. Lucas Road.
A new plaque will be unveiled and added at the monument on the 25th anniversary.
People will also be able to enter names of loved ones lost on 9/11 or since in a registry, and will be able to display photos or keepsakes at tables from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
There will be an police honor guard, bagpiper and Princeton First responders.
Additionally in Princeton, Princeton University will have a 9/11 Service of Remembrance from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the 9/11 Memorial Garden between Nassau Hall and Chancellor Green on campus.
The service honors the 14 Princetonians who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11.
The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks changed the United States 25 years ago. The attacks that day were carried out by members of Al Qaeda, an Islamic extremist group that was founded by Osama bin Laden.
Terrorists hijacked four commercial planes. Two were flown into the North and South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York, another plane was flown into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a fourth plane – United Airlines Flight 93- did not make it to a target due to the heroic passengers who learned about the other planes when contacting loved ones and attempted to overtake the hijackers when the plane was then crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
There were 2,977 lives lost that day. More than 6,300 deaths have been attributed to 9/11 illnesses from the toxic dust and debris, according to national reports.
Princeton Annual Remembrance Ceremony to mark the anniversary of Sept. 11.
