From City of Reading
The Reading Fire Department’s Sept. 11 Memorial Service will be held on Friday, Sept. 11, at 9 a.m., to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the U.S. at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Somerset, PA. The service will be held at the Sept. 11 “Memorial Tree” in City Park near Constitution Boulevard and Hill Road. If you are unable to attend, you can watch live on the City of Reading, PA – Government Facebook page, on the City of Reading Municipal Access Channel (MAC), and online at BCTV.org/Live/MAC.
The service will honor all victims who perished in the attacks, but as a fire department, the ceremony will specifically focus on the 343 New York City firefighters who attempted to change the dreadful outcome of the day’s events but were ultimately killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers.
In addition, Mayor Eddie Morán has ordered City Hall and the Pagoda be illuminated in red, white, and blue in remembrance of the lives lost and in honor of the strength and unity of our nation.
*In the event of inclement weather, the memorial service will be moved indoors to City Hall Council Chambers.
