10th anniversary of the 9 / 11 tragedy in Lebanon Township Park

Those who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 will be honored on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy with ceremonies in the Lebanon Township Memorial Park. We will be there and part of the ceremony.

This year’s commemoration begins with a gathering in the park pavilion at 3:30 p.m. The Hunterdon Harmonizers will sing and the Somerset County Police Pipes and Drums will perform pre-ceremony music at 3:45 p.m. After the pledge of allegiance, Richard Cudina’s widow, Georgia Cudina, will give a welcoming speech.

The Most Rev. Paul Bootkoski, bishop of the Diocese of Metuchen will lead opening and closing prayers.

Brittany Hill will sing the national anthem, and the Harmonizers will sing several songs throughout the program.

The keynote speaker will be Congressman Leonard Lance. Guest speakers are Sen. Mike Doherty, Christie Whitman and Michael Rubright, principal of Woodglen School.

The Somerset County Pipes and Drums Corps will escort attendees to a Field of Flags where Brianna Hill will play taps.

Then there will be readings of In Remembrance by Lieutenant Tom Robinson, read by Patrick McCluskey and What Happened? by Gwen Loiacono, read by Kelly O’Reilly. The Pipes and Drums will then play while they leave the field of flags to conclude the ceremony.

The photos show what was in place yesterday in the pary. The flags in the field represent the 3,000 people who lost their lives in the tragedy. The Memorial includes a steel girder salvaged from one of the towers.