RIT hosts 9/11 Remembrance Vigil
A. Sue Weisler
Rick Tolleson, lab manager for computer engineering, plants a flag in the quad near the Sentinel last year for Patriot Day.
The third annual 9/11 Remembrance Vigil will be held Thursday, Sept. 11, on the grass knoll in front of the Sentinel statue. Taps will be played at 8:46, 9:03, 9:37 and 10:03 a.m. in remembrance of each airplane that crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. An American flag will be planted on the knoll for each of the 2,997 people who died in the attacks.
Air Force ROTC cadets and students will be selling the American flags for $1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Sept. 8, and Sept. 10 outside of the Student Alumni Union. Proceeds will benefit the FealGood Foundation, an organization dedicating to serving 9/11 first responders and their families.
The event is sponsored by the Arnold Air Society of Air Force ROTC, which provides cadets with opportunities to organize and work on service projects to benefit their local community, as well as work on joint national projects. This year, the Arnold Air Society is partnering with Silver Wings, a national service organization promoting leadership, professional development and national defense awareness, for the 9/11 vigil.
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