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Spectrum/The town of New Milford recognized the 18th anniversary of 9/11 with a morning ceremony held at the town's 9/11 memorial in Patriot's Way. The event, coordinated by the town's 9/11 Committee, included a prayer, the tolling of Water Witch Hose Co. #2's apparatus bell at 8:46 a.m., the presentation of the flag by first responders, remarks by Mayor Pete Bass, State Representatives Bill Buckbee (R-67th) and Richard Smith (R-108th) and State Senator Craig Miner (R-30th), and music by St. Francis Xavier Church Choir and Patrick Maguire on bagpipes. In addition to police, fire and ambulance members, the New Milford Police Guard and members of CERT were present. At the conclusion of the ceremony, first responders placed flowers at the base of the memorial. Above, veteran Warren Hengel, left, pauses to receive the flag after, from left to right, Jim Delancy, commander of the VFW in town, Bill Wagner of the VFW Color Guard and veteran Matthew Hayes prepare the flag.
lessPhoto: Deborah Rose / Hearst Connecticut MediaSpectrum/The town of New Milford recognized the 18th anniversary of 9/11 with a morning ceremony held at the town's 9/11 memorial in Patriot's Way. The event, coordinated by the town's 9/11 Committee, included
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Spectrum/The town of New Milford recognized the 18th anniversary of 9/11 with a morning ceremony held at the town's 9/11 memorial in Patriot's Way. The event, coordinated by the town's 9/11 Committee, included a prayer, the tolling of Water Witch Hose Co. #2's apparatus bell at 8:46 a.m., the presentation of the flag by first responders, remarks by Mayor Pete Bass, State Representatives Bill Buckbee (R-67th) and Richard Smith (R-108th) and State Senator Craig Miner (R-30th), and music by St. Francis Xavier Church Choir and Patrick Maguire on bagpipes. In addition to police, fire and ambulance members, the New Milford Police Guard and members of CERT were present. At the conclusion of the ceremony, first responders placed flowers at the base of the memorial. Above, veteran Warren Hengel, left, pauses to receive the flag after, from left to right, Jim Delancy, commander of the VFW in town, Bill Wagner of the VFW Color Guard and veteran Matthew Hayes prepare the flag.
lessSpectrum/The town of New Milford recognized the 18th anniversary of 9/11 with a morning ceremony held at the town's 9/11 memorial in Patriot's Way. The event, coordinated by the town's 9/11 Committee, included
... moreThe pandemic will not stop residents from gathering Friday to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Several towns will hold ceremonies in-person, while Danbury is opting for a video to honor the 19th anniversary.
“I think 9/11 in particular is always going to be extremely significant to America, to the world frankly, and for us to not recognize it would be in some way a determinant to our society,” said Joe Beal, commander of the Brookfield VFW, which is sponsoring a ceremony with the Knights of Columbus.
Brookfield’s event also recognizes the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday—the day after the anniversary of the attacks— at Town Hall.
At ceremonies across the region, attendees will be required to wear masks and keep six feet apart from others.
“Given the fact that we think we can do it safely with masks and social distancing, we thought it would be a boost to the morale of the community,” Beal said.
Meanwhile, Danbury plans to release a video recognizing the anniversary on Friday morning.
“Both chiefs and myself speak on behalf of, certainly our experiences, but also hopefully how our residents feel about a very difficult day for all of us,” Mayor Mark Boughton said in his recent Facebook Live.
He encouraged residents to leave flowers at the city’s memorial.
Bethel and Stony Hill volunteer fire departments will host a short ceremony in front of the municipal center at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
“We don’t ever want to forget,” Bethel Fire Chief Scott Murphy said. “For first responders, it was a pretty tragic day.”
He expects the town will hold a “bigger scale” ceremony next year for the 20th anniversary.
Many events for Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day were canceled, so this is the first time some communities have held ceremonies like this in months.
“Given COVID and all the restrictions being placed on people rightly, this gives us an opportunity to come together and recognize something that is important to us all,” Beal said.
New Milford’s ceremony begins at 8:46 a.m., the time the first plane crashed into the North Tower. The public may gather in masks starting at 8 a.m. at the town’s memorial in Patriot’s Way.
In Ridgefield, the event starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the 9/11 memorial beside the walking trail around the Recreation Center property off Danbury Road.
New Fairfield is limiting its event to 100 people, with the ceremony beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the 9/11 Memorial Park, the first selectman’s office said.
The state is planning a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the site of Connecticut’s official memorial at Sherwood Island State Park, where attendees will be required to wear face coverings.
Family members whose loved ones were killed in the attacks will participate, with Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz planning to attend. The names of the 162 victims with ties to Connecticut will be read aloud.
Organizers said it was important to honor the anniversary even during the pandemic.
“It’s so we don't forget the families and the first responders that lost their lives that day,” Murphy said. “Pandemic or not, it's kind of important.”
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“We don’t ever want to forget”: Danbury area to gather in person to honor 9/11 - Danbury News Times
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