LISTEN: Hillsborough 9-11 Observance Aimed At Post-9/11 Generation

TAMPA -- The victims and survivors of the 9-11 attacks are being remembered on (Wednesday's) 23rd anniversary at several locations around the Tampa Bay area.

Frank Strom, who oversees veterans' affairs for Hillsborough County, says they're trying to pass along the importance of the day to a generation who doesn't remember September 11, 2001.

This year, JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) chapters from several local high schools will conduct the ceremony. Middle schoolers are being brought in to observe the ceremony. Strom says the event includes opportunities for youngsters who weren't born when the World Trade Center and Pentagon were attacked, to meet those who took part in the war that followed, and learn abut their service.

The event will also include a large American flag hoisted by ladder trucks, a traditional fire bell ringing, and a solemn escort of a steel beam from the Twin Towers.

Hillsborough County's observance takes place at 10:30 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park on U.S. 301.

Tampa Police and Tampa Fire Rescue are holding a joint remembrance at the Firefighters' Museum on Zack Street, starting at 9 a.m.

Hear more about passing along the memory of 9-11 in our Beyond the News podcast below.

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