Governor Joe Manchin III will commemorate the seventh anniversary of 9/11 with a remembrance ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 11, at noon, in the Lower Rotunda of the State Capitol Building.
The program will include the Posting of Colors by the 130th Color Guard; the singing of the National Anthem by Tanner Sigman, member of the Appalachian Children’s Chorus; the Pledge of Allegiance led by the Fairhaven Christian School of Charleston; reflections by the Reverend Dr. Eileen Dumire of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Charleston; remarks by Jacqueline A. Proctor, deputy commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History; and remarks by Governor Joe Manchin. The program will conclude with the playing of taps by Jeff Flanagan on bugle and two bagpipe selections by Mark Nelson.
For more information, contact Proctor at (304) 558-0220.
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