Robert Perea, The Fernley Reporter
The Nevada Veterans Coalition will host its annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Out of Town Park.
In addition to the NVC, the North Lyon County Fire Department, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office and the city of Fernley will honor the law enforcement officers and firefighters who died in New York City and at the Pentagon.
The observance will also remember the passengers on United Flight 93 who wrestled the controls of the jet from hijackers, only to have the plane crash in a field in western Pennsylvania, killing all aboard, as well as the thousands of innocent lives lost in New York City and Washington D.C.
The guest speaker will be Mayor Neal McIntyre and the keynote speaker is J.R. Stafford, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Sierra Nevada Chapter 989.
Fireman and policeman’s prayers will be offered by Sharon Serenko and Linda Carr. Serenko will also deliver the benediction, and the annual Patriot of the Year Award will be presented.
The closing for the program will be conducted by retired Col. Susan Malone, civilian aide to the secretary of the Army for Nevada.
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