West Thurston Regional Fire Authority prepares for Sunday morning remembrance of 9-11 / Courtesy photo
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Three hundred forty-three American flags will provide a back drop for a ceremony tomorrow morning in Littlerock honoring the firefighters and law enforcement officers who lost their lives 10 years ago responding to terrorist attacks.
West Thurston Regional Fire Authority is hosting the event in remembrance of all who died that day.
The time is 8:30 a.m. The place is the Littlerock fire station at 10828 Littlerock Road SW, Olympia.
Also tomorrow a remembrance ceremony on the 10th anniversary of the events of Sept. 11, 2001 will be held at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.
Gates open at 11:30 a.m. The 1 p.m. program is being organized by the Lewis County Fallen Heroes Committee and United Way.
The event at the fairgrounds is a benefit for the Fallen Heroes fund, a fund that assists the families of fallen heroes in Lewis County and throughout the state.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter