Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Westchester County will not hold its traditional Sept. 11 ceremony at The Rising memorial in Kensico Dam park this year.
Westchester County’s 2020 Sept. 11, Ceremony will be held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The online ceremony will honor the thousands of lives lost during the Sept. 11 attacks, and all those we have lost in the years following.
In an effort to pay tribute to those who have died, Westchester County government is asking family members of those who were killed on 9/11, or those who
have died of 9/11-related illnesses to read the names of those who have passed during the virtual ceremony.
Similarly, because of pandemic precautions, the New York City ceremony will not include personal messages spoken by victims’ families. In its place, recorded names from the National September 11 Memorial & Museum’s “In Memoriam” exhibition will be used.
If you would like to participate in the Westchester county ceremony, please send an email to Communications@WestchesterGov.com with your full
name and contact information.
(Submitted)- photo by James Grasso
