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ERDC remembers 9/11
ERDC held a September 11 remembrance ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 9, to recognize the first responders, emergency personnel and others.
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VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — September 11, 2021 changed the course of history for American’s who remember the day when nearly 3,000 innocent people lost their lives from terrorism attacks. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) held a September 11 remembrance ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 9, to recognize the first responders, emergency personnel and others whose courage and service defined the nation’s response.
ERDC employees invited local students, first responders and community members to the Vicksburg campus to remember and reflect on the service, sacrifice and resilience demonstrated in the aftermath of the attacks.
Dr. Lucy Priddy, ERDC Deputy Director, opened the ceremony with welcome remarks and introduced the premiere of ERDC’s remembrance video, “Remembrance, Response and Resilience”.
Local students from St. Aloysius, Porter’s Chapel and Vicksburg Warren’s JROTC students participated in the program by readings recognizing the four flights at the center of the attacks: American Airlines Flight 11, which struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center; United Airlines Flight 175, which struck the South Tower; American Airlines Flight 77, which struck the Pentagon; and United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The JROTC students also held a special presentation of colors while the St. Aloysius Band performed the National Anthem. Porter’s Chapel students placed American Flags along the walkway to honor those who had fallen in the horrific attacks.
The program concluded with the presentation of letters honoring local first responders and emergency personnel, connecting the acts of service and sacrifice witnessed on September 11 with the men and women who continue to serve their communities today.
Twenty-five years after the attacks, ERDC continues to commemorate September 11 as a day to remember those who were lost, honor those who answered the call to serve and reflect on the resilience demonstrated by Americans in the face of tragedy.
