Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Two events in the Parkville area will memorialize the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
It's been 11 years since the devastating attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 and two Parkville groups are planning to make good on the promise to never forget. Chuck Ritz, a Parkville resident, is organizing a candlelight vigil to be held Tuesday evening along Putty Hill Avenue near Putty Hill Shopping Center. Ritz, who organized a Patriot Day motorcycle ride that took place Saturday, was instrumental in placing the 2,977 flags placed along Putty Hill Avenue to create a "path of honor" memorializing the victims of the 9/11 attack. The candlelight vigil begins at 6:30 p.m., and attendees are asked to stay and help remove the flags lining the roadway after. In addition, over at Cub Hill Bible Presbyterian Church, a "God and Country" service will be …
Friday, September 7, 2012
Members of the Iron Shields bike club placed 2,977 American flags along Putty Hill avenue in remembrance of the victims of 9/11.
During the early morning hours Friday, a group of dedicated motorcycle enthusiasts placed American flags along Putty Hill Avenue in honor of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. The 2,977 flags—one for each person who lost their life during the attacks—were placed by members of the Iron Shields, a law enforcement motorcycle club, and the Baltimore City Firefighters Riders Group to create a "Path of Honor" for their Patriot Day Ride which takes place on Saturday. Ride organizer Chuck Ritz, a Parkville resident, wrote in a Facebook message that the display is set up "to remember all of those lost on 9/11 and to honor all who have since gone to war." "We did the 10th anniversary last year, everybody was on board for that—the hype is over now but …
Monday, September 5, 2011
Patch spotlights how the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 have changed our lives.
With the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks approaching, Patch and Huffington Post are highlighting how the tragic events of that day have defined the last decade. We spotlight parents still coping with the loss of children in the attacks, area firefighters who carry on the memories of their fallen comrades and residents inspired by the volunteer spirit following the terrorist strikes that turned their lives around. Today, we feature two stories from Towson. TRACY MILLER Tracy Miller's son, Nicholas Ziolkowski, enlisted in the Marines in July 2001. "He was not a great student, and he saw the military as a place where he could excel," Miller said. "And he did." Two months after he had enlisted, the Sept. 11 attacks changed …
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Patch spotlights how the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 have changed our lives.
With the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks approaching, Patch and Huffington Post are highlighting how the tragic events of that day have defined the last decade. We spotlight parents still coping with the loss of children in the attacks, area firefighters who carry on the memories of their fallen comrades and residents inspired by the volunteer spirit following the terrorist strikes that turned their lives around. Today, we feature a story from Pikesville. Ruth Young Tyler Ruth Young Tyler of Pikesville was working at an American Red Cross tennis fundraiser in Baltimore when she heard a news report that an airplane had hit one of the towers of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. "The following day, Sept. 12th, I …
Friday, September 2, 2011
Patch spotlights how the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 have changed our lives.
With the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks approaching, Patch and Huffington Post are highlighting how the tragic events of that day have defined the last decade. We spotlight parents still coping with the loss of children in the attacks, area firefighters who carry on the memories of their fallen comrades and residents inspired by the volunteer spirit following the terrorist strikes that turned their lives around. Today, we feature two stories from Havre de Grace. Jess Bousa Jess Bousa woke up in a northern New Jersey hotel room on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. He rolled out of bed, fresh off the previous night’s binge, and peered outside to see smoke billowing out of downtown Manhattan—a place where he and his friends …
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Today, Patch begins a series of articles spotlighting how the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 have changed our lives.
With the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks just 10 days away, Patch and Huffington Post are highlighting how the tragic events of that day have defined the last decade. We spotlight parents still coping with the loss of children in the attacks, area firefighters who carry on the memories of their fallen comrades and residents inspired by the volunteer spirit following the terrorist strikes who turned their lives around. Today, we feature two stories from Bel Air. JENNIFER PARCELL When Jennifer Parcell joined her brother, Joe Parcell, in the Marines, their mother, Pam Simon, was surprised. Less than a month before the Fallston High School graduate was scheduled to return home from Iraq, a suicide bomber killed her on Feb. 7…
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9:16 am on Monday, September 17, 2012
What a moving tribute that display was to the americans who lost their lives on 911. more ›