Carson City leaders share stories, remember those who were lost Sept. 11, 2001
This morning, the annual Sept. 11 memorial was held at Mills Park, to remember those who were lost twenty years ago in the World Trade Center terrorist attack.
Mayor Lori Bagwell read the proclamation making Sept. 11, 2021 the “9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance.”
A prayer was held, asking those listening to end their differences and to come together as one nation, and to forget the division plaguing the nation.
A prayer was also given for the first responders who gave their lives to help save civilians in the towers.
Assistant Sheriff Jim Primka spoke on behalf of the Carson City Sheriff’s Department, and shared a personal story about where he was on Sept. 11. He also asked listeners to not take for granted that they have been able to see twenty years pass, while those who were lost on Sept. 11 cannot.
Fire Chief Sean Slamon shared his thoughts, and offered thanks to first responders and the military. He shared his story of where he was when the towers were struck. He spoke of the concern he’d felt for the firefighters, knowing how difficult it would be for them to get to the higher levels of the World Trade Center to save tens of thousands of people.
He spoke of how many sons and daughters of those first responders who were lost have now become firefighters themselves.
He requested for those listening to remember how 9/11 brought the country together, and the pride and civility that followed. He asked not to focus on our country’s imperfections, but to take pride on what is right in this country.