Austin Police Department To Honor Lives Lost On 9/11

AUSTIN, TX — The Austin Police Department's Pipe and Drum Corps, in conjunction with the Emergency Service Pipes and Drums Association, will play at the Texas State Cemetery on Friday in memory of all who lost their lives on 9/11, officials confirmed.

Of the 2,977 deaths that occurred that tragic day, 412 were first responders who rushed to the towers to do their duty. Austin Police Department officials said they will never forget the sacrifices those brave men and women gave to their community and to this nation.

This event will begin promptly at 8:59 a.m. — the exact time that the first tower collapsed after being impacted.

DETAILS

• WHEN: Friday, Sept. 11.
• WHAT: APD Pipe and Drum Corps 9/11 Memorial.
• WHERE: Texas State Cemetery, 909 Navasota St.

The Austin Police Department's Pipe and Drum Corps have been honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice by playing pipe and drum for more than a decade, police wrote in an advisory. Given the tactics of physical distancing toward blunting spread of the coronavirus, those interested in watching the ceremony are asked to do so via Periscope.tv/Austin_Police.

Separately, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide call for all Texans to observe a moment of silence at 7:46 a.m. on Friday to honor and remember the victims of the terror attacks that occurred in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. The governor has also ordered Texas flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff.

"I ask all Texans to hold a moment of silence to honor our fellow Americans who tragically lost their lives and for those who were injured in the horrific terror attacks that took place on September 11, 2001," the governor said in a prepared statement. "We also honor the heroic first responders who selflessly rushed toward danger to save lives and help those in need. Today, as we remember one of the darkest moments in our nation’s history, let us also remember the way Americans united in the face of evil. May that unity and love of country continue to be a guiding light for our nation."