The City of Venice 24th Anniversary 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony will be held at Patriots Park, 800 Venetia Bay Blvd., at 9:59 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11.

 

The event will include first responders with emergency vehicles, guest speakers and tributes, Venice Police and Fire Rescue presenting the colors, a proclamation presented by Mayor Nick Pachota, Venice Fire Rescue bell ringing for those lost, local student participation, and music.

 

All are invited; bring chairs. Arriving by 9:30 a.m. is encouraged.

 

Patriots Park includes a 2-ton steel beam from the World Trade Center wreckage on Sept. 11, 2001, and a piece of rubble from the attack on the Pentagon. 9:59 a.m. is the time the South Tower fell.