(Atlantic) The American Legion Post #43 held a Remembrance Day ceremony Thursday morning at the Atlantic City Park to honor first responders for their heroic efforts during the current day and the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
Tom McLaren presented the invocation.
The September 11, 2001, attacks, also known as 9/11, were suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and the third into the Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed in a rural Pennsylvania field during a passenger revolt.
Legion Commander Leornard Kinney says 2,977 people lost their lives.
Cass County Dispatch Supervisor Bobbo Jo Steffensmeier was a young teenager when the attacks occurred on that dreadful day.
Cass County Sheriff John Westering is the 30th Sheriff to serve Cass County since county government was formed in 1853.
Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon and Erik Johnson from EMS also spoke at this morning’s ceremony.
The events of September 11, 2001 (9/11), profoundly changed the United States in ways that still shape the country today. Some of the most significant impacts include: National Security and Policy. Military and Foreign Policy, Domestic and Cultural Impact, Economic Effects, and Emergency Response and Preparedness.
