“Heroes like Major Robert Marchanti, a Baltimore County gym teacher who stepped away from his Guard service in the 1990s only to feel the call to serve once more after the 9/11 attacks. From the firefighters, police, and rescue workers who rushed to care for the injured and search for the missing, to the brave men and women who decided that day, and in the harrowing days after, to sign up to defend this great nation from another attack.

“Twenty years later, we remember every single life cut so tragically short, but also the lasting legacy of service and heroism that honors the memories of our 13 fallen heroes, and all of the other countless heroes. On the morning of September 11th, he was visiting his company’s headquarters on the 94th floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center when the first plane struck. “Joe Maggitti was an insurance executive who lived in Abingdon with his wife and two children. Septemwas her 25th wedding anniversary, and she was planning to leave work early for a celebratory dinner with her husband. “As was Odessa Morris, who lived in Upper Marlboro and worked at the Pentagon as a budget analyst for the U.S. He was one of 184 people killed at the Pentagon that day. On 9/11, he’d just returned from a trip to his family’s summer cottage and decided to get to work early to catch up from his vacation. After Bill retired, he took an Army job at the Pentagon. He served in Vietnam and remained in the Army Reserves, only to be called up and pulled from his job teaching Social Studies to serve in the Gulf War. “Among them were 69 Marylanders, including 3-year-old Dana Falkenberg and her 8-year-old sister Zoe from University Park, who were traveling to Australia with their parents, Charles and Leslie, when their plane-American Airlines 77-was hijacked by terrorists and crashed into the Pentagon.

“In New York City, Washington, DC, and just outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 2,977 people were killed on 9/11. “Twenty years have passed since that darkest of days, but those of us who lived through it still feel the shock, the grief, and the anger of that day just as acutely. “It is my honor to be here, on behalf of all the people of Maryland, as we pay tribute to the 13 citizen soldiers of the Maryland National Guard who have died in service to our nation since September 11, 2001. Honors 13 Guard Members Who Died In Service to the Nation Since September 11, 2001ĪNNAPOLIS, MD-Governor Larry Hogan today commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Septemterrorist attacks during the Maryland National Guard’s Fallen Warrior Ceremony at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation.įollowing are Governor Hogan’s remarks, as prepared for delivery: PHOTO RELEASE: Governor Hogan Commemorates 20th Anniversary of 9/11 at Maryland National Guard Fallen Warrior Ceremony

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