9/11 Patriot Day Service In Woodbridge Marked With Ceremony

WOODBRIDGE, VA — Sometimes called Patriots Day, Sept. 11 has become a national day of remembrance honoring the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In Prince William County, a remembrance service will be held at the 9/11 Liberty Memorial Fountain in Woodbridge.

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.

Prince William County was home to 22 of the 9/11 victims. Prince William County's 9/11 remembrance ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 11 at the Liberty Memorial Fountain, 1 County Complex Ct, Woodbridge, VA. The ceremony will include a presentation of colors, national anthem, tolling of the bell, remarks from Board of County Supervisors Chair Deshundra Jefferson and County Executive Christopher Shorter, and guest speaker Battalion Chief Craig Beavers, and the reading of the names of the county residents who were killed on 9/11. The ceremony will end with the playing of taps. The public is invited to attend with the Prince William County Board of County Supervisors and other officials.

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

• 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]