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Dayton-area locations invite public to remember lives lost in Sept. 11, 2001 attacks

September 9, 2024 carrytheload2 No comments yet

Dayton Daily News This week, the nation is remembering the lives lost and the efforts of heroes on Sept. 11, 2001 when a series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks […]

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Rock Island National Cemetery to host Patriot Day remembrance event on 9/11

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Quad Cities Regional Business Journal The Rock Island Arsenal  and the Rock Island National Cemetery will host a 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance on Patriot Day on Wednesday, Sept. 11. […]

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Public invited to volunteer at Jefferson Barracks for Patriot Day

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KSDK NBC 5 By: Anne Stegen ST. LOUIS — The public was invited to volunteer at the national cemetery Wednesday to beautify the grounds in remembrance of 9/11, Patriot Day. […]

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Discover How the VA’s Day of Service Honors America’s Heroes in Unique Ways

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The Suffolk Times By: Maryann Pugh WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced an upcoming series of National Day of Service and Remembrance events scheduled […]

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More than 1,000 volunteers clean up national cemetery for 9/11 Day of Service

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KIAH CW 39 Houston By: Seth Kovar HOUSTON (KIAH) It’s the final resting place for thousands of American service members, and it was the site over the weekend of an […]

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