NEWS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
COURT HOUSE, NORRISTOWN, PA., BOX 311, 19404-0311
PHONE (610) 278-3061 FAX 278-5959
COMMISSIONERS:
THOMAS JAY ELLIS, ESQ. Chairman, JAMES R. MATTHEWS , RUTH S. DAMSKER
RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY 9/07/06 PR#06-38
NORRISTOWN — The public is invited to attend a Memorial Service to mark the 5th anniversary of the September 11th attack on our nation outside the Swede Street entrance of the Montgomery County Court House.
The service will begin at 9 a.m. in front of the September 11th Memorial Sculpture that was dedicated at this time last year.
This year’s ceremony will be low-key compared to last year’s dedication. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard will post the colors, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Sheriff John P. Durante.
Durante, a forensic fingerprint expert who volunteered to help identify victims of the tragedy, secured the donation of a twisted steel H-beam from the World Trade Center that is the centerpiece of County’s memorial.
The Montgomery County Choir will sing the National Anthem followed by a dedicatory address by Commissioners’ Chairman Thomas Jay Ellis.
The service will conclude with the reading of the names of 11 people with close ties to Montgomery County who perished in the attacks.
