Published on September 04, 2024
The public is invited to two Patriot Day ceremonies Wednesday, September 11, hosted by Lincoln Fire and Rescue (LFR), the Parks and Recreation Department and the Veterans Memorial Garden Advisory Council (VMGAC). The events will pay tribute to first responders who died in the line of duty in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
8:30 a.m. – LFR invites the public to a 9/11 Remembrance Event at Lincoln Fire & Rescue Station 1, 1801 “Q” St. The event will be broadcast live on LNKTV, the City’s government access channel and facebook.com/LNKFireRescue. It is available on ALLO channel 2 and Spectrum channel 1300. The ceremony will also be available on demand at LNKTV.lincoln.ne.gov and YouTube.com/LNKTVcity.
The event includes a combined Lincoln-Lancaster County Honor Guard presentation of Colors; singing of the National Anthem by Ellie Ramirez; remarks by Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Lincoln Fire & Rescue Chief Dave Engler; Lincoln Emergency Communications Center Radio Dispatch Announcement; and Moment of Silence.
The public also will be invited to join LFR in the 9/11 Day of Service campaign and Remembrance Blood Drive.
10 a.m. – The public is invited to the annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Garden in Antelope Park, 3200 Veterans Memorial Dr.
The free ceremony will include members of the VMGAC posting a wreath by the Post 9/11 Monument, reading of the names on the Post 9/11 Monument by VMGAC Events Committee members Diane Bartels and Joyce Peck, and brief remarks by VMGAC Vice Chairperson, Craig Anderson. The wreath recognizes those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as those who responded to the attacks on that day and since.
In case of inclement weather, the garden event will be moved to the Auld Pavilion located just west of the garden.
The Veterans Memorial Garden in Antelope Park is open year-round from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. For more information about the Lincoln Parks and Recreation, visit parks.lincoln.ne.gov. More information on LFR is available at fire.lincoln.ne.gov.