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Leone Stevenson wreath 9/11 ceremony

Commemoration of 9/11: ‘May We Never Forget: September 11, 2001’

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A brief ceremony was held at Darien’s 9/11 Memorial Tuesday morning, the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and other massacre sites, resulting in the deaths of thousands, including some from Darien. About 50 people, including numerous firefighters and police officers, attended the event at the memorial site, an engraved stone flanked by two trees (symbolizing the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers). A moment of silence was observed at 8:46, the minute that the first plane struck the World Trade Center. Phil Kraft, former chairman of the town Monuments and Ceremonies Commission, was the master of ceremonies.

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Darien 9-11 Memorial behind Middlesex school

Public Invited to Darien’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday, Sept 11

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At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11, Darien’s Monuments and Ceremonies Commission invites the public, first responders and town officials to a memorial service at the 9/11 Monument, located on the grassy area behind Middlesex Middle School on Hollow Tree Ridge Road. Carved into the 36-by -75-inch granite stone is the inscription, “May We Never Forget,” with the date: “September 11, 2001.”

The Memorial is flanked by two tall trees on either side symbolizing the twin towers. Phil Kraft, former Chairman of the Monuments and Ceremonies Commission has agreed to conduct this ceremony one last time. History of the Darien Memorial
An Eagle Scout project, conceived, funded and installed by then Darien High School freshman, Josh Doying who belonged to Boy Scout Troop 53, the Memorial was dedicated on Sept.