Connecticut’s annual 9/11 memorial ceremony set for Sept. 5

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut’s 23rd annual 9/11 memorial ceremony honoring and celebrating the lives of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will be h eld on Sept. 5 , Gov. Ned Lamont announced.

This year’s ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept . 5, at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport. The public is invited to attend.

Family members of those killed in the attacks will participate, and the names of the 161 victims with ties to Connecticut will be read aloud.

The state holds its memorial ceremony days before the actual anniversary to accommodate the schedules of the victims’ family members and friends who would like to attend Connecticut’s ceremony and the annual service held at the site of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11.

The 9/11 Living Memorial features stones engraved with the names of the people with ties to Connecticut killed in the attacks.

Sherwood Island State Park served as a staging area for relief efforts following the attacks.

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