Chester PAPD Officer, 9/11 Survivor Speaking At Ceremony

CHESTER, NJ — Will Jimeno, a Port Authority police officer and 9/11 survivor from Chester, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Morris County Remembers 9/11 Service this weekend.

Jimeno survived the attacks after spending 13 hours trapped in the rubble alongside fellow Port Authority officer, Sgt. John McLoughlin. Although McLoughlin survived, 37 other PAPD officers lost their lives that day. Jimeno and McLoughlin were featured in the 2006 film, "World Trade Center."

In addition to Jimeno's keynote speech, the ceremony will include a special invocation, a lighting of candles, and reading of the names of each of the Morris County victims, and a 21-gun salute. Sixty-four Morris County residents lost their lives that day.

The ceremony will mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and will be held on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. at the county's September 11th Memorial on West Hanover Avenue in Parsippany-Troy Hills.

The ceremony is open to all, and the public is encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs. For more information, visit: http://morriscountynj.gov/9-11/.

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