For Immediate Release
August 29, 2019
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Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2781
Town of Leesburg to Observe 18th Anniversary of 9/11
Leesburg, VA (August 29, 2019) - In commemoration of the tragic events and the lives lost throughout the United States on September 11, 2001, the Leesburg Town Council will hold a brief remembrance ceremony at the Town’s Freedom Memorial, located at Freedom Park (off Tolbert Lane at Evergreen Mill Road) on Wednesday, September 11, beginning at 8:40 a.m.
Anyone wishing to attend the ceremony is encouraged to arrive early. The park will remain open to the public until 9:00 p.m. for those wishing to visit the memorial on their own.
The Town of Leesburg encourages residents to observe the designated “National Day of Service and Remembrance” by volunteering, donating time or goods, or simply offering a helping hand during this day of commemoration. The “Serve America Act” was signed into law by President Obama on April 21, 2009. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), a supporter of the legislation, said, “September 11 should not only be a day of mourning. It should be a day to think about our neighbors, our community, and our country."
For more information about the ceremony, please contact the Town of Leesburg’s Park and Recreation Department at 703-777-1368 or visit www.idalee.org.
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