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9/11 Patriot Day Service Marked With Ceremonies In Loudoun County

A 9/11 remembrance ceremony will be held in Loudoun County, where some of the victims of the terrorist attacks are from.

A few 9/11 ceremonies will be held Sept. 11 in Loudoun County, which was home to some victims of the terrorist attacks.
A few 9/11 ceremonies will be held Sept. 11 in Loudoun County, which was home to some victims of the terrorist attacks. (Michael O'Connell/Patch)

LEESBURG, VA — Sometimes called Patriot Day, Sept. 11 has become a national day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In Loudoun County, remembrance ceremonies are planned in Leesburg

Americans felt a collective trauma as first one and then another plane flew into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. As the truth dawned on people watching from their TVs that America was under attack, another plane took aim at the Pentagon. A fourth was brought down in a field in Pennsylvania in a final act of heroism by passengers who realized their flight had been hijacked.

At least 2,973 people lost their lives in the attacks. The somber anniversary is marked across the country with memorial services, moments of silence and community events.

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Loudoun County was home to some of the 9/11 victims. In Leesburg, Mayor Kelly Burk and Town Council members will join a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 11 at Freedom Park, 101 Colonel Grenata Cir SE, Leesburg. After the ceremony, the park will remain open to the public until 9 p.m. for those visiting the memorial on their own. Hometown Hero banners are also on display at Freedom Park.

The Town of Lovettsville will host a Patriot Day ceremony from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Zoldos Square/the "Squirkle," 1 W Broad Way, Lovettsville, VA. The town has celebrated Patriot Day since 2002 and observes it with moments of silence at the respective times at the ceremony.

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In Purcellville, a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Sept. 11 at 9/11 First Responders Memorial, Fireman's Field.

On the 23rd anniversary of the attacks, Northern Virginia remembers and mourns:

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