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The Tribute in Light twin beams will return for one night
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To commemorate the seventh anniversary of September 11th, 2001, this year the city will again hold its ceremony adjacent to the World Trade Center (WTC) to accommodate the heavy construction active at the site. The ceremony will take place in Zuccotti Park, located on Liberty Street between Broadway and Church Street, beginning at 8:40 a.m. on Thursday, September 11th, with family members arriving as early as 7 a.m.
This year, family members and students representing the countries that lost individuals on September 11th will read the names of the 2,751 victims. A complete list of the names will be posted on www.nyc.gov. An honor guard of members of the Fire Department, Police Department, and Port Authority Police Department will participate in the ceremony.
The annual commemoration will pause at four moments: twice to mark the times that each plane hit the towers, and twice to mark the time when each tower fell. The first moment of silence will be at 8:46 a.m., and houses of worship are asked to toll their bells at that time. The following moments of silence will occur at 9:03 a.m. (time the second plane struck the south tower), 9:59 a.m. (time the south tower fell), and 10:29 a.m. (time the north tower fell).
Family members will be invited to descend the WTC ramp and lay flowers in a dedicated area of the site. The ceremony will conclude at approximately 12:30 p.m.
As it has every year since 2001, the “Tribute in Light” will return for one night, beginning September 11th at sunset and fading away at dawn on September 12th. The base of the twin light beams is located at West and Morris Streets.
Also on September 11th, the British Memorial Garden Trust will present its free, annual community concert and ceremony at 12:30 p.m. at the British Memorial Garden in Hanover Square. Performing this year are Welsh soprano Rebecca Jenkins, the New York Scottish Pipes and Drums Band, and the Comrades Male Voice Choir from Wales, among others. There will also be an honor guard of British Police Officers, who are visiting especially for the occasion. The Trust recently completed the memorial garden, built to celebrate British-American unity and memorialize the 67 British lives lost on September 11th, 2001.
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