Purcellville’s Annual 9/11 Remembrance held Sept. 11 at 6:30

The Town of Purcellville invites the community to attend the Town’s Annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony to honor local first responders and the memory of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, at the First Responder’s Monument near the historic Bush Tabernacle located at 250 South Nursery Avenue. 

The speaker for this year’s ceremony will be COL (Ret.) Douglas Dillon who served for 30 years in the United States Army Reserve. During his military career, COL Dillon deployed twice to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, once to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and finally to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. 

The ceremony will include participants from the Purcellville Police Department, Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company, Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue, Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, and the Joint Honor Guard from Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Purcellville Florist is donating the wreath.

The First Responder’s Monument in Purcellville was dedicated in 2011. The steel beam on the top of the monument is a piece of Tower Two of the World Trade Center and the base is comprised of stone from a barn near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.