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September 12, 2012

Heroes, victims of Sept. 11 attacks Remembered in WoW ceremony

The Daily Southerner MIRANDA BAINES

TARBORO — Eleven years after it happened, the men and women who sacrificed their lives for others during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 are gone but not forgotten.

“This ceremony honors the heroes and the victims of Sept. 11 and fulfills our promise that we will never forget that tragic day,” said Ruth Cherry, Woodmen of the World Trustee, at a Tuesday afternoon remembrance ceremony at the Golden Living Center in Tarboro.

Tarboro Mayor Donald Morris urged audience members to follow the selfless example of the 9-11 heroes.

“Many of those who were there had no regard for their safety and their life. They were there to serve a greater purpose,” said Morris. “We should always remember to put others before self.”

Many of the “heroes” who died on 9-11 were firefighters and police officers in the line of duty. Effie Webb, executive director of the Golden Living Center, thanked the law enforcement officers and firefighters at Tuesday’s ceremony.

“We thank you for keeping us safe 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” she said.

State Rep. Joe Tolson paid tribute to the unity and strength of Americans in trying times.

“Everybody joined forces and worked together to make sure that America is strong,” he said.

A spirit of unity resonated in the audience at Tuesday’s ceremony, first with the waving of miniature American flags during the Goldenaires’ rendition of “God Bless the U.S.A.,” and again during the pledge of allegiance recited after the raising of the American flag by the Tarboro High School JROTC honor guard.

Tolson went on to say that America is “a very proud country” because of its men and women serving overseas in the Armed Forces to ensure our freedoms. He ended his speech by asking the audience to remember “those folks that made that ultimate sacrifice on 9-11 and the families that they left behind.”

Cherry dedicated a flag on behalf of the Woodmen of the World as “a symbol of the enduring spirit of Americans.” She also presented to the Golden Living Center a flag bearing the names of all the Americans who lost their lives on 9-11.

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