REMEMBER TO FLY THE FLAG!!

Update:  According to Melvin Roads American Legion Post #1231 website, their ceremony is scheduled for this Sunday at 1:00PM not 12:00 Noon as posted below.  http://www.melvinroads1231.org/

East Greenbush Town Board Joins September 11 Remembrance

Ten years ago this Sunday, on September 11, 2001, America was attacked.  Each and every one of us remembers where we were when we first heard of the attacks.  We remember the shock, confusion and fear that we felt at that very moment.  This all pales in comparison to what the passengers aboard the planes and the workers in the buildings felt. 

• Two planes were flown into New York City's World Trade Center, killing 2,753 people, including 343 firefighters, 60 police officers and 8 private emergency medical technicians and paramedics.
• A third plane was flown into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia where 184 people perished.
• A fourth plane, believed to be targeting either the Capitol Building or the White House, crash

No one survived any of the flights.

The east greenbush town board, As a memorial and tribute to those who perished so needlessly at the hands of cowards, asks that all businesses and residents of east greenbush PROUDLY DISPLAY 'OLD GLORY' ON SEPTEMBER 9, 10 AND 11. 

The east greenbush town BOARD ALSO asks that we REMEMBER THOSE WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY IN THE RESCUE AND SADLY, the RECOVERY EFFORTS FOLLOWING THE ATTACKS.

show the victims and survivors of that tragic day, as well as their families, that they are not and will not be forgotten.

Memorial Observances:

Melvin Roads American Legion Post #1231 (200 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush) will be conducting a Memorial Service at 12:00 Noon on Sunday, 9/11/11.  The public is welcome.

The Church of St. Mary at Clinton Heights (163 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush) will be hosting an area-wide Memorial Fire of Remembering at the plaza of the Church (http://www.stmaryny.org/) which will burn throughout the day. 

• Civic and other groups will be able to utilize the plaza fire for their own memorial activities between 4:00PM and 6:45PM.
• A Mass & Ritual Memorial will be held at 7:00PM

Other Information:

The NYS Museum (Monday - Saturday, 9:30AM - 5:00PM) has FDNY Engine 6, which was among the first responders to answer the call on 9/11, on permanent exhibit.  Engine 6 was specially designed to pump water through standpipes to fight fires in skyscrapers, particularly the World Trade Center.  The FDNY donated Engine 6 to the State Museum in early 2002.  http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/wtc/rescue/pumper.html

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