Waddington ceremony to remember 9-11

It's that time of the year when thoughts turn to what was one of the most catastrophic events to hit the United States of America. Never did any of us think that terrorism would reach American soil — but it did.

There were many persons on the four planes that went down in New York City, Pennsylvania and District of Columbia. The people who were already on the job in the Twin Towers did not all make it to safety and neither did the many emergency personnel who tried to rescue them.

This ceremony in 2010 remembers all who gave their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, the families and loved ones they left behind, those who survived but still have nightmares about their rescue and the many military personnelwho have given their lives since that date to find those who did this terrible deed and to make sure that this does not happen again. Who can forget the young man who, with the help of others on the plane over Pennsylvania, shouted "Let's roll" and kept that flight from completing its destination to our nation's capital.

All of our lives have changed since that deadly attack on the Untied States. If you have ridden in a plane since that time, the precautions to make sure that no one has explosives on board is well recognized and appears to be working. The airline industry has suffered along with the increase in security along our borders.

Waddington happens to be one of these borders and has felt the increased security placed upon the boaters who regularly enter our country from Canada and even those who live right here in the United States.

These ceremonies are to remind everyone what happened and that we here in Waddington still remember those families who have suffered and to let them know they are in our hearts and in our prayers. It is a reminder every day on the news of the combat troops who have courageously gone into battle so we might be safe, and we thank them for that.

Everyone is invited to join Waddington on Sept. 11, 2010, at the Island View Park at 5:30 p.m. for a Freedom Walk to the Episcopal Church where a service will be held to help those who may have forgotten and to bring to the attention of the next generation what happened that September day in 2001. Please bring your friends and neighbors so that the young men and women who have given their lives for us and continue to do so, know that this is one community that is grateful.

Contact chairman Kim Robertson, 388-4269 or call the American Legion for further information.

Kim Robertson

Waddington