Boston remembers 9/11, 14 years later
By Kara Bettis | September 11, 2015, 12:04 EDT
Boston officials and organizations are remembering the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks throughout the weekend.
State officials including Mayor Marty Walsh and Gov. Charlie Baker attended a wreath-laying ceremony in the Boston Public Garden on Friday morning, after which officials conducted a flag-lowering, a reading of the victims’ names at the State House, and a Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery ceremony.
At noon, Walsh was scheduled to speak at the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund 9/11 service project.
The two planes that struck the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001, originated at the Boston Logan International Airport.
At 8:46 a.m. Friday, the moment that Boston-based American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower at the World Trade Center, Boston Logan International Airport officials held a moment of silence.
An honor guard will be present all day in Terminal B, the terminal from which Flight 11 took off.
This afternoon:
- The Boston Logan 9/11 memorial is open to the public.
- An annual memorial fundraising concert plays at First Baptist Church in Newton.
- A9/11 service project at the Rose Kennedy Greenway Mother’s Walk started at 11 a.m., assembling care packages for troops abroad.
- Fenway Park holds their annual blood drive with the American Red Cross.
Saturday, Sept. 12, the annual Run for the Fallen 5K will take place in Dedham. Registration is still open.
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