RENO, Nev. (KOLO) — The City of Sparks is partnering in two separate ceremonies on Friday, Sept. 11, to commemorate 25 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The Cities of Sparks and Reno will host a 25th anniversary remembrance ceremony at 5:30 a.m. at Reno City Plaza, located at 10 N. Virginia St. The City of Sparks and the Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza will host an anniversary Patriot Day commemoration at 9 a.m. at the Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza at Sparks Marina, located at 300 Howard Drive.
Reno City Plaza ceremony
The 25th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony for 9/11 will honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, recognize the courage and sacrifice of first responders, and reflect on the resilience of the nation in the years since the attacks.
“It has been 25 years, but we continue to remember the lives forever changed by the events of September 11,” Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve said. “On this day, we honor those we lost, recognize the incredible courage and sacrifice of the first responders, and take a moment as a community to come together and reflect on an event that changed our nation.”…