St. Charles to hold Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony

Posted August 07, 2019 11:00 pm

Submitted by City of St. Charles

The City of St. Charles will hold a Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Fire Department Memorial Monument in Volunteer Plaza, 2 E. Main St.

Everyone is invited to come together as a community to honor the first responders who put duty before self and remember those who lost their lives that day.

"We hold remembrance ceremonies because it is our privilege to do so," said Fire Chief Joe Schelstreet. "In this case, we honor 343 firefighters and 60 police officers who paid the ultimate price without thinking of the consequences. Let us take a few brief moments and honor their devotion and their absolute commitment to putting other people ahead of themselves."

The ceremony will begin with the posting of the colors, followed by remarks from speakers, firefighter's prayer, placing the memorial wreath, ringing of the fire bell, rifle salute and the call of taps.

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