Events Announced to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of September 11, 2001

This year two events will mark the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001.

First, at 8:40 a.m. Mayor Quill and members of City Council will be hosting a wreath laying ceremony the morning of Saturday, September 11, 2021 at the 9-11 memorial on the south lawn of City Hall. Members of the community will be invited to gather at 8:40 a.m. for the wreath laying that will take place at 8:46 a.m.. The Old Wheeler Bell atop Memorial City Hall will then toll at the following times the morning of September 11, 2021:

• 8:46 a.m.: Hijackers deliberately crash Flight 11 into floors 93 through 99 of the North Tower (1 WTC).

• 9:03 a.m.: Hijackers deliberately crash United Airlines Flight 175 into floors 77 through 85 of the South Tower (2 WTC).

• 9:37 a.m.: Hijackers deliberately crash American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon, near Washington, D.C.

• 9:59 a.m.: The South Tower (2 WTC) collapses.

• 10:03 a.m.: After learning of the other attacks, passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 launch a counterattack on hijackers aboard their plane to try to seize control of the aircraft. In response, the hijackers crash the plane into an empty field near Shanksville, Pa.

• 10:28 a.m.: The North Tower (1 WTC) collapses. The 16-acre World Trade Center site is in ruins, with collateral damage affecting all adjacent properties and streets. A rescue and recovery effort begins immediately.

Second, The Auburn Fire Department and Auburn Police Department are organizing a 20th anniversary commemoration event that will be held at 7 p.m. outdoors at Falcon Park, 130 N. Division Street. the event page for this can be found here: https://fb.me/e/D1YqdmM0