On Friday, our nation will pause to remember a day that, even 25 years later, remains etched in our collective memory of America. We will remember the shock and the profound sense of loss of September 11, 2001, while honoring the nearly 3,000 lives lost and the countless lives forever changed that day.
Greene County observed the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks with a series of memorial flag displays marking the times of the four attacks, followed by a ceremony at the Greene County Courthouse.
Fire departments and Greeneville Energy Authority use ladder and bucket trucks to display American flags at locations along the by. Each flag was raised at the time corresponding with one of the four attacks on September 11, 2001.
The Town of Mosheim Volunteer Fire Department will raise a flag at the former Food Country at 8:46 a.m., marking the time American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
The Greeneville Energy Authority will raise a flag near its parking lot across from the old Greene County Health Department at 9:03 a.m., when United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower.
The Town of Greeneville Fire Department raised a flag at Fire Station No. 3, across from Wendy’s, at 9:37 a.m., corresponding with the time American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon.
The Tusculum Volunteer Fire Department raised a flag at Green Valley at 10:03 a.m., marking the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
The flags were to remain aloft until noon, when a short remembrance ceremony was to begin in front of the Greene County Courthouse.
Greene County Chaplain Danny Ricker will open the ceremony with an invocation, followed by the reading of a joint proclamation from the Town of Greeneville and Greene County by Greeneville Mayor Cal Doty and Morrison.
State Representative David Hawk will then offer brief keynote remarks focusing on memories and remembrance of September 11, 2001. Ricker will conclude the ceremony with a benediction.
Morrison also delivered a special September 11 remembrance message on the Radio Greeneville stations Friday morning. The message aired on 99.5 FM WGRV, 103.1 FM WIKQ and 95.5 FM WSMG.
