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It was certainly one of the most significant historical events to happen in many of our life times. For many of us, it was the first time we felt vulnerable as a nation, and the concept of rogue nations and terrorists wanting to hurt us — on our own soil — became painfully real. In two days, our nation will be marking the 8th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, which was a series of coordinated suicide attacks by Al-Qaeda upon the United States killed 2,993 innocent people. For those of us wanting to mark the occasion, we have pulled together the following list of events happening around our great nation:

Obama to Declare 9/11 ‘National Day of Service’
With President Obama planning to formally declare September 11th for the first time as a federally recognized National Day of Service and Remembrance at the urging of the 9/11 community and Congress, thousands of organizations around the nation — nonprofits, employers and faith based groups and others — are already mobilizing hundreds of thousands of Americans to engage in service and perform good deeds in observance of the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Read more here.

Projects in All 50 States Mark National Day of Service and Remembrance
Americans across the country will honor the victims and heroes of the 9/11 tragedy by serving their
neighbors and communities as part of the first-ever federally recognized September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. Service projects marking the eight-year anniversary of 9/11 will take place in all 50 states, ranging from food drives and home repairs to neighborhood cleanups and disaster preparation activities. In many areas, volunteers will honor veterans, soldiers, or first responders by collecting donations, assembling care packages, and writing thank you letters. Read more here.

New York City Marks 9/11
New York City will mark the 8th anniversary of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center on Friday. Family members and survivors will gather at Zuccotti Park, across the street from the site. Moments of silence will be observed four times during the service, twice at the precise times the two planes struck the towers, and at the two moments when the towers fell. Read more here.

Washington, DC 9/11 Remembrance Events
In Washington, DC, a number of events will be happening in honor of the 9/11 anniversary. At 9:37a.m., there will be a moment of silence will be held in Arlington, Va. to remember the victims of September 11. Arlington County will hang U.S. flags from overpasses and buildings in a display of “Flags Across Arlington.” At 9:40 a.m., a wreathlaying ceremony will take place at the Pentagon Memorial, which is free and open to the public 24 hours a day. And, throughout the day, Greater DC Cares and Walmart have partnered to mobilize volunteers at more than 50 nonprofit organizations as part of the region’s United We Serve campaign. Read more here.

9/11 Advocacy Group Hold Memorial Event in NJ
A9/11 advocacy group called VOICES of Sept 11 is holding a commemorative event today at its headquarters on Albany Street in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The events will feature presentations on VOICES’ 9/11 Living Memorial Project, a digital archive of the lives and stories of those affected by 9/11, as well as an update on the national September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center site. The program begins at 10 a.m., and guest speakers in the afternoon will include Iris Udasin, a physician at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick who has treated hundreds of 9/11 rescue workers suffering from respiratory ailments and other after-effects of their 9/11 efforts. Read more here.

Nixon Library Marks the Occasion
A special remembrance on the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks will be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Friday, September 11 in the White House East Room at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. Read more here.

9/11 anniversary is a time for reflection and a time to give back. We embrace President Obama’s desire to brand this day as the “National Day of Service.” It is a time when we all can take stock in what we have and give back to the community to help out those less fortunate.

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