Remembering The 9/11 Victims From Glen Cove

GLEN COVE, NY — Saturday marks 20 years since the deadliest terror attack on American soil.

On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist-hijacked passenger planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field near rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The era-defining tragedies took the lives of 2,977 people, including more than 400 first responders.

Two decades later — even in the midst of a global pandemic — Americans will come together to honor those whose lives were snuffed out by terrorism.

Among those killed were four Glen Cove residents:

• Edward J. Lehman, 41
• Matthew T. McDermott, 34
• John F. Puckett, 47
• Joseph J. Zuccala, 54

The City of Glen Cove will be holding a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at noon on Saturday. Located at Morgan Memorial Park, the ceremony will feature a Color Guard presentation, a prayer service, a poster exhibition, and musical performances.