Connecticut To Lower Flags, Light Q Bridge In Remembrance Of 9/11 Anniversary

CONNECTICUT — Gov. Ned Lamont has ordered U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be flown at half-staff on Thursday, Sept. 11, in honor of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks.

The flags will remain lowered from sunrise to sunset at the State Capitol and all state-operated buildings. Lamont encouraged municipalities, schools, businesses and residents to follow suit. By federal protocol, no flag should be displayed higher than the U.S. flag.

Lamont also announced the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven, widely known as the Q Bridge, will be lit in red, white and blue on Wednesday and Thursday nights. The bridge lighting will include beacons capable of projecting light up to six miles into the night sky.

“On this day 24 years ago, one of the greatest tragedies in American history struck incredibly close to home, taking nearly 3,000 innocent lives, many of whom are from Connecticut,” Lamont said in a statement. ““We will forever pay tribute to those who were taken from us all too soon and honor the heroism of those who gave their lives while rescuing their fellow man, including many first responders. We continue to pray for those in the Armed Forces who are deployed and serving our nation overseas to protect our freedom, as well as the many military heroes whose lives were lost in the ongoing battle to keep us safe since 2001."

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz noted that 161 victims of the attacks had ties to Connecticut. “In the midst of one of the greatest tragedies in our country’s history, first responders showcased immense bravery by putting their lives on the line, reminding us all of our country’s resiliency. The State of Connecticut will never forget the victims or their loved ones for the sacrifices that they have made and the tragedies they have endured.,” she said.

Connecticut’s official 9/11 memorial is located at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport. The site overlooks the Manhattan skyline across Long Island Sound and was used as a gathering place for residents on the morning of the attacks. It later served as a staging area for the Connecticut National Guard’s relief efforts in New York City. The memorial features stones inscribed with the names of the 161 Connecticut victims.

These are the names of the 161 people with ties to Connecticut who were killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks:

• Laurence Abel
• Bryan C. Bennett
• Jeffrey D. Bittner
• Christopher J. Blackwell, FDNY
• Allen Patrick Boyle
• Alexander Braginsky
• Francis Henry (Frank) Brennan
• Thomas M. Brennan
• Joseph M. Calandrillo
• Edward Calderon
• Sandra Campbell
• Alejandro Castano
• Juan Ceballos
• Stephen P. Cherry
• Kevin F. Cleary, Esq.
• Geoffrey W. Cloud
• Keith Eugene Coleman
• Scott Thomas Coleman
• Margaret Conner
• Kevin P. Connors
• Joseph John Coppo
• Dolores Costa
• Brian Thomas Cummins
• Paul Curioli
• Patrick Danahy
• Anthony Demas
• Lt. Kevin Donnelly, FDNY
• John Bruce Eagleson
• Michael Egan
• Ulf Ramm Ericson
• Eric B. Evans
• Wendy R. Faulkner
• Edward T. Fergus, Jr.
• Bradley Fetchet
• Paul M. Fiori
• John Fiorito
• Bennett Lawson Fisher
• Peter C. Fry
• Richard Peter Gabriel, Sr.
• Richard S. Gabrielle
• James A. Gadiel
• Thomas E. Galvin
• Osseni Mama Garba
• Christopher Samuel Gardner
• Peter Alan Gay
• Peter Gerard Gelinas
• Robert Gerlich
• Lawrence Getzfred
• Evan Hunter Gillette
• Ronald Gilligan
• Steven Lawrence Glick
• Wilder A. Gomez
• Kiran Kumar Reddy Gopu
• Edwin J. Graf, III
• Donald F. Greene
• James A. Greenleaf, Jr.
• Pedro Grehan
• James D. Halvorson
• Sean S. Hanley
• Christine Lee Hanson
• Peter Burton Hanson
• Sue Kim Hanson
• Timothy John Hargrave
• Michele Heidenberger
• H. Joseph Heller
• John Henwood
• Robert Higley, II
• James J. Hobin
• Judith Florence Hofmiller
• Paul R. Hughes
• William Christopher Hunt
• Thomas Edward Hynes
• John F. Iskyan
• Ariel Louis Jacobs
• Michael Grady Jacobs
• Mark Steven Jardim
• Robert Thomas Jordan
• Richard M. Keane
• Peter R. Kellerman
• Maurice Patrick Kelly
• William Hill Kelly, Jr.
• Amy King
• Glenn Davis Kirwin
• Stephen LaMantia
• Gary E. Lasko
• Robert A. Lawrence, Jr.
• Joseph A. Lenihan
• Adam J. Lewis
• Steven B. Lillianthal
• Garry W. Lozier
• Michael J. Lyons
• Edward "Teddy" F. Maloney
• Ada Mason
• Kevin Michael McCarthy
• Juliana McCourt
• Ruth McCourt
• Eamon McEneaney
• Michael G. McGinty
• Francis McGuinn
• William J. Meehan, Jr.
• Eskedar Melaku
• Raymond Joseph Metz, III
• Joel Miller
• Michael M. Miller
• Cheryl Ann Monyak
• Lindsay S. Morehouse
• Jude Moussa
• Cesar A. Murillo
• Christopher William White Murphy
• Daniel Robert Nolan
• Robert W. Noonan
• Timothy M. O'Brien
• Scott J. O'Brien
• James Andrew O'Grady
• Christopher Orgielewicz
• Margaret Quinn Orloske
• Thomas Anthony Palazzo
• James Matthew Patrick
• Mike A. Pelletier
• Joshua Piver
• Roger Mark Rasweiler
• Jean Destrehan Roger
• Sean P. Rooney
• Michael C. Rothberg
• Jason E. Sabbag
• Jesus Sanchez
• Stacey Leigh Sanders
• Sean Schielke
• John B. Schwartz
• Randy Scott
• Barbara A. Shaw
• Michael John Simon
• Heather Lee Smith
• Dianne Bullis Snyder
• Gregory T. Spagnoletti
• George E. Spencer, III
• Derek J. Statkevicus
• Craig William Staub
• Andrew Stergiopoulos
• Madeline Sweeney
• Michael C. Tarrou
• Thomas F. Theurkauf, Jr.
• Eric Raymond Thorpe
• Amy E. Toyen
• Tyler Ugolyn
• Jonathan J. Uman
• Allen V. Upton
• Bradley H. Vadas
• Edward Raymond Vanacore
• Frederick Varacchi
• James Thomas Waters, Jr.
• Jeffrey David Wiener
• Candace Lee Williams
• John P. Williamson
• William Eben Wilson
• David H. Winton
• Christopher W. Wodenshek
• Martin Phillips Wohlforth
• John Works
• Edward P. York
• Charles A. Zion