9/11 Ceremony Plans For New Lenox

NEW LENOX, IL — The Village of New Lenox will hold a memorial ceremony at 8 a.m. Sept. 11 in the Village Commons to honor those that lost their lives on 9/11, according to a Facebook post by New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the day four terrorist attacks killed approximately 3,000 people.

Baldermann asked residents to "[W]ear blue or red to honor our fallen police officers and fire fighters that made the ultimate sacrifice that day, and those who continue to risk their lives for us every day. Let's fill the Commons grass with a sea of blue and red to show our support for first responders."

Also on Sept. 11 will be the Warriors Walk, hosted by New Lenox VFW Post 9545, starting in the Village Commons after the memorial ceremony.

Participants in the Warriors Walk will have the option of a 20-mile or 10-mile walk, starting at The Village Commons and continuing along Old Plank Road Trail. Participants will also have the option to make their walk a ruck march, which a walk with a military term for a march while wearing a backpack.

Check in for the walk is from 8-9 a.m. The 20-mile marchers begin following the 9/11 ceremony at 9:15 a.m., and the 10-mile marchers start at 9:30 a.m.

All proceeds from the Warriors Walk will go toward The Headstrong Project, a nonprofit organization that "provides at no expense confidential and stigma-free mental health treatment for military members, veterans and their families regardless of service era or discharge," according to its website.

More information on the Warriors Walk can be found on the VFW website.

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