Memorial services planned for anniversary of 9/11

The city of Kennewick hosts a memorial service on the anniversary of the national tragedy that took place on September 11, 2001.

The annual even will be held at the city's 9-11-01 memorial located at the Southridge Sports & Events Complex in south Kennewick.

City officials say the memorial will be open and accessible all day on Tuesday, September 11^th for the public to visit at their convenience to remember the tragic events of September 11th.

A formal memorial service will also be held on Tuesday morning, including several ceremonial changings of the guard to commemorate the timeline of the events of that day 17 years ago.

The centerpiece of the 9-11-01 memorial at Southridge is a 35-foot section of steel beam that was once part of the World Trade Center in New York. The City of Kennewick was one of only a few communities throughout the United States that received a piece of steel from Ground Zero. Lampson International worked with the City of Kennewick and the Port Authorities of New York and New Jersey to bring the monument to Washington and prepare it for the memorial.

The project quickly gained the attention of the community, with local businesses and volunteers working to prepare the site and donating to the effort.  The three-ton monument was dedicated on September 11th, 2011.

Following is the timeline for the honor guard and moments of remembrance that will be observed at the 9-11-01 memorial location:

• 0630 – Tri-Cities Professional Firefighter Honor Guard presentation of the colors/posting of the guard
• 0700 – Guard change
• 0730 – Guard change
• 0800 – Guard change
• 0830 – Guard change
• 0846 – Guard change and moment of silence for lives lost on Flight 11
• 0903 – Guard change and moment of silence for lives lost on Flight 175
• 0937 – Guard change and moment of silence for lives lost on Flight 77 and 93
• 0959 – Guard change. FDNY Last Alarm bell ringing (5-5-5) in memory of FDNY, NYPD, and EMS personnel killed in South Tower collapse
• 1028 – Guard Change. FDNY Last Alarm bell ringing (5-5-5) in memory of FDNY, NYPD, and EMS personnel killed in North Tower collapse
• 1030 – Welcome by Mayor Don Britain – Memorial Service
• 1100 -  Honor Guard exits

The Kennewick Police Department in conjunction with the Fraternal Order of Police and local emergency personnel will holding its annual 9/11 Memorial Run starting at 8:30am from the Kennewick Police Department to the 9-11-01 memorial. This is the 16^th annual anniversary of the memorial run.