While Americans everywhere were rocked to their core by Sept. 11, native New Yorkers took the assault on their great city even more to heart. Neither time nor distance has diminished its memory for many of us and now, with the 10th anniversary of the event approaching, Rhoda Kantor, a former New Yorker and Sun City resident, took it upon herself to make sure that the terrible event of a decade ago is remembered by those of us here in Sun City.
“Just to show that we have not forgotten 9/11,” Kantor said.
Kantor, in conjunction with Executive Director Sue Sweeney and Lifestyles Director Jackie Bates, put together a program of remembrance that will incorporate branches of the military and residents.
The Sept. 11 ceremony begins at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 at the 9/11 Memorial in front of the Purrysburg Fitness Center in Town Square. Larry Bonner, the Commander of the Sun City Veteran’s Association, and Kantor will be the masters of ceremonies.
Representatives from the Bluffton Township Fire District, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office with its K9 Unit, and the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force will be honored. Members of the Color Guard from each of those branches will present and post the colors. The Army Brass Quintet will also be playing.
Larry Della Vecchia, a Sun City veteran, will ring a bell four times throughout the ceremony to recognize and give a moment of silence for each plane that went down that day. An actual piece of the Twin Towers, loaned by a Sun City resident, readings and invocations will be part of the ceremony.
Residents and attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs. The ceremony is free and open to everyone.
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