Capitol Ceremony to Recognize 20th Anniversary of 9/11

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon will join the Wyoming Veterans Commission on behalf of the Wyoming Military Department and other state and local agencies to hold a wreath-laying ceremony on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

The event will honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, that took the lives of 2,997 people. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the State Capitol and is open to the public. Recognition of wreaths will begin at approximately 7:40 am.  Moments of silence will be held to coincide with the timing of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 hitting the north and south towers of the World Trade Center; American Airlines Flight 77 crashing into the Pentagon; and the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

The ceremony will include performances from the Cheyenne All-City Children’s Chorus and the Wyoming Fire Service Combined Pipes and Drums from Casper Fire-EMS Department and the Lander Fire Department. The Wyoming Highway Patrol will post colors. Organizations wanting to place a wreath for the ceremony, or those seeking additional information should contact the Wyoming Veterans Commission at (307)-777-8152 by Thursday, September 9.