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9/11 Patriot Day Service In Vienna Marked With Ceremony

A 9/11 remembrance ceremony will be held in Vienna, where one of the victims of the terrorist attacks was from.

A 9/11 ceremony will be held Sept. 11 in Vienna, which had a victim of the terrorist attacks. Shelley Marshall, a victim at the Pentagon, grew up in Vienna.
A 9/11 ceremony will be held Sept. 11 in Vienna, which had a victim of the terrorist attacks. Shelley Marshall, a victim at the Pentagon, grew up in Vienna. (Michael O'Connell/Patch)

VIENNA, VA — Sometimes called Patriots Day, Sept. 11 has become a national day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In Vienna, a remembrance service will be held at the Vienna Community Center.

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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Fairfax County's own first responders were part of the regional response to the attack on the Pentagon. In addition, one of the victims at the Pentagon was Shelley Marshall, who grew up in Vienna.

Vienna's 9/11 remembrance ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. on Sept. 11 in the Vienna Community Center auditorium. The ceremony is hosted by the Town of Vienna and American Legion Post 180. All are invited to attend.

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