9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
The Commissioning of the USS Somerset, the Navy ship honoring the crew and passengers of United Flight 93, will take place in Philadelphia on Saturday, March 1, 2014. The public is invited to attend the ceremony by requesting free tickets online. Originally, the deadline to obtain tickets was in November 2013, but some last-minute tickets […]
Construction on Sgt. (ret.) Ben Tomlinson’s “smart home” will begin at 1:00pm on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 with a groundbreaking ceremony. Sgt. Tomlinson of the United States Marine Corps was injured in Afghanistan both in 2009 and 2010. The latter injury left him paralyzed from the chest down. The “Building for America’s Bravest” program, a […]
A Catholic Mass will be celebrated at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Lower Manhattan at 10:30am on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in memory of those killed in the 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center. Following the Mass, a moment of silence will be held at 12:18pm near the victims’ names on the […]
On Saturday, March 1, 2014, at 11:00am EST, watch the USS Somerset Commissioning live here or here. Mary Jo Myers, wife of Air Force General (ret.) Richard Myers former chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, is the USS Somerset's sponsor. Gen. James F. Amos, Marine Corps Commandant, will give the commissioning ceremony's keynote address. Captain Thomas L. Dearborn will […]
The ground-breaking ceremony for the World Trade Center Memorial Walkway of Southern Illinois in Belleville will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The memorial will be located at 1125 S. Illinois Street near Firehouse No. 4. The land is city-owned. A large steel column from the World Trade Center will form the memorial’s […]
On Friday, March 28, 2014 at 1:00pm, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held for the future Chatham County 9/11 First Responders Memorial. The public is invited. Bring a shovel to be part of the groundbreaking. The memorial’s centerpiece will be a beam from the former World Trade Center, which will stand on end tilted 9 […]