MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold 9/11 remembrance ceremony

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/10/2020 09:55 AM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard 1st District PA Detachment New York
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment New York
Office: (212) 514-4291
After Hours: (917) 703-0983
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Coast Guard to hold 9/11 remembrance ceremony

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a 9/11 remembrance ceremony Friday, in Staten Island, to commemorate and honor the sacrifices of responders and victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001. 

Coast Guard Sector New York personnel and personnel from surrounding units will be in attendance. The ceremony will honor the fallen and recognize the role of the Coast Guard during the maritime evacuation of Lower Manhattan.

Who: Rear Adm. Steven Poulin, Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, and Capt. Jason Tama, Coast Guard Sector New York commander

What: The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a 9/11 remembrance ceremony to honor the sacrifices of responders and victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001.

When: 7:45 a.m., Friday, September 11

Where: Overlook at Hudson Road & Tompkins Street, Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New York 10305

Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Coast Guard Public Affairs New York at (917) 703-0983.

 

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