El Paso Community College’s Student Leadership and Campus Life, along with the Student Government Association, will be having a 9/11 Remembrance event at EPCC Northwest Campus located at 6701 South Desert Blvd., Friday, September 10 from 8:00am – Noon. The purpose of this year's event, in addition to honoring the victims and fallen heroes of that fateful day, is to stress the importance of being prepared, as individuals and as a community, for unforeseen emergency situations.
The ceremony will begin at 8:00 a.m. followed by a Freedom Walk at 10:00 a.m. Representatives from Fort Bliss, Office of Emergency Management, Operation Homefront, The American Red Cross, and EPCC faculty will speak. Adriana Nevarez and the 62nd Army Band, 5-52 Battalion, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade will perform during the event. Color Guard from all five branches of the Armed Forces will be represented, a 21 Gun Salute will mark each time a plane crashed and several government and community agencies will be available to provide information about disaster readiness and emergency preparedness.
At 10:00a.m., a Freedom Walk will be held and sponsored by EI Paso Community College, EPCC Student Government Association, EPCC Student Leadership and Campus life and Operation Homefront. A Memorial Wall will display photos of the victims, a timeline of the events of that day and pictures of the crash sites. Documentaries about 9/11 will be on display on television screens around the event. Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.
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