Fort Bragg will conduct a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 11 to remember those who were injured or died during the terrorist attacks in the United States.
The event will begin at 9 a.m. at Fort Bragg’s Main Post Flag Pole and is open to the general public.
“This event is important because it is meant to honor all those who have served, especially those who have fallen during both the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and since then in the Global War on Terrorism,” said Sgt. Maj. Scot A. Givens, XVIII Airborne Corps operations noncommissioned officer and event coordinator. “Their ultimate sacrifices will not be forgotten.”
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Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, will preside and make remarks.
The guest speaker will be Dave Roever, a Purple Heart recipient who survived severe burn injuries from a grenade explosion while serving as a U.S. Navy river boat gunner in Vietnam. Roever’s message will focus on hope, courage, commitment and survival.
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The ceremony will consist of a patriotic performance by the 82nd Airborne Division Band, a wreath laying, a 21 gun salute and Taps.
In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place at the Funk Physical Fitness Center off Gruber Road.
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