9/11 Ceremonies Planned In Cherokee County

WOODSTOCK, GA — Two ceremonies will be held on Tuesday in Cherokee County to honor the people who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on American soil and the heroes who responded to the tragedy.

Woodstock's 9/11 Day of Remembrance will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Park at City Center in downtown. The event, which will be held on the 17th anniversary of the attacks, will honor the men and women wearing police, fire or EMS/rescue uniforms.

You will also be able to visit the city's 9/11 Memorial located at the park, which features two subway tracks recovered from beneath the World Trade Center. Woodstock will also be giving out a limited supply of 9/11 remembrance lapel pins at the ceremony.

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If you won't be able to attend the evening event, Cherokee County will have one scheduled for Tuesday morning. The county's Patriot's Day Ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the Cherokee County Public Safety Memorial in downtown Canton. This year's keynote speaker will be Phillip Shrout.

The memorial is located between the historic courthouse on North Street and the Cherokee County Justice Center.

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