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.
Those who would like to attend the commissioning of the USS Somerset need to submit name, address and phone number to Janet Vatavuk at janetvatavuk@gmail.com or by phone at 814-467-5137 by Saturday, November 23, 2013. The Navy will then send an invitation to those who have made an RSVP. After receiving a Naval invitation, attendees will need to RSVP to the Navy […]
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 […]
The ship that will soon join the US Navy as the USS Somerset arrived in Philadelphia on Friday, February 21, 2014. The ship will be commissioned on Saturday, March 1, 2014. One of three ships named in honor of those killed during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, USS Somerset honors the crew and passengers of United Flight 93, […]
The Commissioning of the USS Somerset will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 11:00am at 1 Penn's Landing, Philadelphia. Details can be found here. There are no tickets available - 7,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony. Among the speakers at the commissioning ceremony will be Gen. James F. Amos, Marine Corps […]
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 […]
At 12:00pm on Monday, September 10, 2018, the Somerset County Commissioners will host a tribute to the crew of the USS Somerset, who will be in town to attend the Tower of Voices dedication ceremony and September 11th anniversary observance. The USS Somerset is the third US Naval ship commemorating those killed in the terrorist […]