Wilmington To Remember 9/11 On 20th Anniversary Saturday

WILMINGTON, MA — Wilmington residents will remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks Saturday in a ceremony at the high school.

The morning ceremony will take place on the 20th anniversary of the events that killed nearly 3,000 people, including over 200 from Massachusetts.

>>Remembering 9/11 Victims From Massachusetts 20 Years Later

The ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. It will include:

• National Anthem - Wilmington High School Band
• Pledge of Allegiance - Angelyn Ciampa
• Invocation - Rev. Tom VanAntwerp, Grace Chapel
• Master of Ceremonies – Selectman Gregory Bendel
• Sergeant-at-Arms - USAF Retired, Major Rob Oliveri and USCG Retired, Henry Diorio
• Speakers:
  • Senator Bruce Tarr
  • Representative David Robertson
  • Jeffrey Hull, Wilmington Town Manager
  • Lilia Maselli, Chair of Wilmington Board of Selectmen
  • Lou Cimaglia, Director, Wilmington Veterans’ Services
  • Chief Joseph Desmond, WPD
  • Chief William Cavanaugh, WFD
  • Rev. Ron Grimley, Abundant Life
  • Rev. Peter Hey, United Methodist Church
• “America the Beautiful ~ Amazing Grace” - Wilmington High School Band
• Placing of Wreath - Wilmington High School 9/11 Memorial Committee
• Taps - Wilmington High School Band
• Benediction - Fr. Ron Coyne, Parish of the Transfiguration
• Bagpipes - Officer Paul Chalifour, WPD (Ret)
• 20th Anniversary of the Events of September 11, 2001
• Pencil portraits drawn by artist Gina Johnson
  • “Putting a face to every name.