9/11 Remembrance Ceremonies To Be Held In 2025 In Loudoun County

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — The anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will be marked with remembrance ceremonies in Loudoun County.

The Town of Leesburg will host a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11 at the Freedom Memorial at Freedom Park, 101 Colonel Grenata Circle SE, Leesburg, VA. The park will remain open to the public until 9 p.m. for those wishing to visit the Freedom Memorial. The town also encourages residents to observe the National Day of Service and Remembrance with volunteering on Sept. 11.

The Town of Purcellville's Annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1 at the First Responder’s Monument near the historic Bush Tabernacle, 250 South Nursery Avenue, Purcellville, VA. The speaker is retired Col. Douglas Dillon, who served for 30 years in the United States Army Reserve. Dillon deployed twice to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, once to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and finally to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The ceremony will include participation from the Purcellville Police Department, Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company, Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue, Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, and the Joint Honor Guard from Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Purcellville Florist is donating a wreath.

The First Responder’s Monument in Purcellville, dedicated in 2011, includes a steel beam from Tower Two of the World Trade Center and stone from a barn near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed.

At least 2,973 people lost their lives in the attacks, between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and the hijacked plane that crashed in a Pennsylvania field. The somber anniversary is marked across the country with memorial services, moments of silence and community events.

Remembering 9/11 Victims

On the 24th anniversary of the attacks, we remember and mourns the victims from Northern Virginia:

• Craig Amundson, 28, of Fort Belvoir, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Col. Canfield Boone, 54, of Clifton, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Mary Jane "MJ" Booth, 64 of Falls Church, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Capt. Charles "Chic" Burlingame III, 51, of Herndon, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• SFC Jose Orlando Calderon, 44, of Annandale, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• SFC John J. Chada, 55 of Manassas, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Rosa Maria "Rosemary" Chapa, 64, of Springfield, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Diana Borrero de Padro, 55, of Woodbridge, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Eddie Dillard, 54, of Alexandria, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Capt. Robert Edward Dolan, 43, Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• CDR William H. Donovan, USN, 37, of Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• LCDR Charles Droz, 52, of Springfield, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• CDR Patrick S. Dunn, 39 of Springfield, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Jamie Lynn Fallon, 23, of Woodbridge, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Fields, Amelia Virginia, 36, of Dumfries, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Brenda C. Gibson, 59, of Falls Church, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Diane M. Hale-McKinzy, 38, of Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Maj. Wallace Cole Hogan, 40, of Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Brady Kay Howell, 26, Arlington, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• LTC Stephen Neil Hyland, 45, Burke, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Lt. Col. Robert J. Hymel, 55, of Woodbridge, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• SGM Lacey B. Ivory, 43, of Woodbridge, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Bryan Creed Jack, 48, of Alexandria, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Steven D. "Jake" Jacoby, 43, Alexandria, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Judith Jones, 53, of Woodbridge, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Norma Cruz Khan, 45, Reston, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• David W. Laychak, 40, Manassas, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Dong Lee, 48, of Leesburg, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Maj. Stephen V. Long, 39, of Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• James Lynch, 55, of Manassas, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Terence M. Lynch, 49, of Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Gene E. Maloy, 41, of Brooklyn, native of Manassas, VA (World Trade Center) [Legacy.com]
• LTC Dean E. Mattson, 57, of Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• LTG Timothy Maude, 53, of Fort Myer, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Robert J. Maxwell, 53, of Manassas, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Molly Hornberger McKenzie, 38, of Dale City, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Patricia E. "Patti" Mickley, 41, of Springfield, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Craig J. Miller, Prince William County native (World Trade Center) [Secret Service]
• Christopher Newton, 38, of Ashburn, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Khang Nguyen, 41, of Fairfax, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Barbara Olson, 45, of Great Falls, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Maj. Clifford L. Patterson, 33, of Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Robert R. Ploger, 59, of Annandale, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Zandra Cooper Ploger, 48, of Annandale, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• CAPT Jack Punches, 51, of Clifton, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Lisa J. Raines, 42, of Great Falls, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Deborah Ramsaur, 45, of Annandale, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Rhonda Ridge Rasmussen, 44, of Woodbridge, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Edward V. Rowenhorst, 32, of Lake Ridge, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Judy Rowlett, 44, of Woodbridge, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Charles E. Sabin, 54, of Burke, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Marjorie C. Salamone, 53, of Springfield, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• John Sammartino, 37, of Annandale, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• CDR Robert Allan Schlegel, 38, of Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Mark E. Schurmeier, 44, McLean, VA (World Trade Center) [Legacy.com]
• Janice Scott, 46, of Springfield, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Michael L. Selves, 53, of Fairfax, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Diane M. Simmons, of Great Falls, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Donald Dean Simmons, 58, of Dumfries, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• George Simmons, of Great Falls, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Jeff Lyal Simpson, 38, of Lake Ridge, VA (World Trade Center) [Legacy.com]
• Cheryle D. Sincock, 53, of Dale City, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Gregg H. Smallwood, 44, of Woodbridge, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• LTC Gary F. Smith, 55, of Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Norma Lang Steuerle, 54, of Alexandria, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• SGM Larry Strickland, 52, of Woodbridge, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• TC Kip P. Taylor, 38, of McLean, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Leonard Taylor, 45, of Reston, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Sandra Carol Taylor, 50, of Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Sandra Teague, 31, of Fairfax, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Karl W. Teepe, 57, of Centreville, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Meta L. Waller, 60, of Alexandria, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• SSG Maudlyn A. White, 38, of Ft. Belvoir, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Sandra Letitia White, 44, of Dumfries, VA (Pentagon) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]
• Vicki C. Yancey, 43, of Springfield, VA (American flight 77) [The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial]