4th Annual 9.11 Victims and Fallen Heroes Memorial Ceremony
World Trade Center Towers 1 and 2 9.11 Victims and Fallen Heroes Memorial
World Trade Center Towers 1 and 2 9.11 Victims and Fallen Heroes Memorial
2001 – 2016
15th Anniversary
Patriots Park, Venice, Florida
Sunday, September 11, 2015
10:00 am – 11:30 am
15th Anniversary
Patriots Park, Venice, Florida
Sunday, September 11, 2015
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Program
Music By: Braden River Pipe & Drum, Bradenton, Florida Braden River Pipe and Drum
Welcome…………………………………………E.F. (Gene) Sweeney, Salt of the Earth USA
Invocation……………………………………....Retired USAF MSG Barbara Miller-Vaughn
Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance………………………………VFW Post 3233
National Anthem…………………………………………………......Sung By Jessica Gonzalez
The Meaning of the 9.11 Memorial………………….. Gene Sweeney, Salt of the Earth USA
Reflections from Venice Police Chief Mattmuller, and Venice Fire Chief Shawn Carvey, Danny Bilyeu for Congressman Vern Buchanan; Dr. Julio Gonzalez Florida State Representative, District 74; Brandon Henry, President of the Student Veterans of America at the State College of Florida (Venice Campus); Rick Disney, Field Director SW Florida Concerned Veterans for America; Retired FDNY 1st Responder Garrett Lindgren, lost 343 of His FDNY Firefighters Colleagues, Garrett was in The Perfect Day Movie; Kris Hager, Talk Show Host and Gold Star Father of SSG Joshua Hager, KIA in Iraq in 2007.
Special Guest Speaker………………………………. Karen Vaughn, Gold Star Mother of Aaron C. Vaughn Navy SEAL Team 6 Member killed on Extortion 17, August 6, 2011. Karen was a recent Speaker at the RNC and was in The Perfect Day Movie.
The Reading of a Letter from the Mother of Tyrone S. Woods, Retired Navy SEAL killed in Benghazi (The Benghazi Four), read by Barbara Miller-Vaughn, USAF MSG Retired.
Bell Ringing for the 9.11 Victims and Fallen Heroes ………...Chief Garvey/Gene Sweeney
Echo TAPS………………………………. ………..by Danny Bilyeu and other Trumpeters’
Closing Remarks ……………………………………….Gene Sweeney, Salt of the Earth USA
Benediction……………………………………..Retired USAF MSG Barbara Miller-Vaughn
God Bless America…………………………………………………Sung By Jessica Gonzalez
Welcome…………………………………………E.F. (Gene) Sweeney, Salt of the Earth USA
Invocation……………………………………....Retired USAF MSG Barbara Miller-Vaughn
Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance………………………………VFW Post 3233
National Anthem…………………………………………………......Sung By Jessica Gonzalez
The Meaning of the 9.11 Memorial………………….. Gene Sweeney, Salt of the Earth USA
Reflections from Venice Police Chief Mattmuller, and Venice Fire Chief Shawn Carvey, Danny Bilyeu for Congressman Vern Buchanan; Dr. Julio Gonzalez Florida State Representative, District 74; Brandon Henry, President of the Student Veterans of America at the State College of Florida (Venice Campus); Rick Disney, Field Director SW Florida Concerned Veterans for America; Retired FDNY 1st Responder Garrett Lindgren, lost 343 of His FDNY Firefighters Colleagues, Garrett was in The Perfect Day Movie; Kris Hager, Talk Show Host and Gold Star Father of SSG Joshua Hager, KIA in Iraq in 2007.
Special Guest Speaker………………………………. Karen Vaughn, Gold Star Mother of Aaron C. Vaughn Navy SEAL Team 6 Member killed on Extortion 17, August 6, 2011. Karen was a recent Speaker at the RNC and was in The Perfect Day Movie.
The Reading of a Letter from the Mother of Tyrone S. Woods, Retired Navy SEAL killed in Benghazi (The Benghazi Four), read by Barbara Miller-Vaughn, USAF MSG Retired.
Bell Ringing for the 9.11 Victims and Fallen Heroes ………...Chief Garvey/Gene Sweeney
Echo TAPS………………………………. ………..by Danny Bilyeu and other Trumpeters’
Closing Remarks ……………………………………….Gene Sweeney, Salt of the Earth USA
Benediction……………………………………..Retired USAF MSG Barbara Miller-Vaughn
God Bless America…………………………………………………Sung By Jessica Gonzalez
A Lasting Remembrance to Honor All…
The 9.11 Victims and Fallen Military Heroes Memorial is intended to remind visitors to the Memorial of the impact of the events of September 11, 2001 on the citizens of this great country and the extraordinary civic response that grew from this contemporary historic event.
The 9.11 Victims and Fallen Military Heroes Memorial honors the more than 3,000 people killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the more than 6,852 (as of August 26, 2016) US Military Servicemen and Women who have been killed in the War on Terrorism.
We have engraved the names of 600+ including Civilians, 1st Responders and Fallen Military Heroes who have been killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom we added the names of and of Christopher “Scott” Chris Kyle, Former Navy SEAL-The Greatest Sniper in U.S. Military History.
We have engraved the names of The Benghazi Four, Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Information Officer, Glen A. Doherty, Former Navy SEAL and Tyrone S. Woods, Former Navy SEAL.
We have also engraved the names of 93 Navy SEAL’s, two (2) of which are recipients of the Medal of Honor, including the 17 Navy SEAL’s who were killed on August 6, 2011 Extortion 17. We added 47 names of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) Night Stalkers.
We have added the names of the Five (5) Fallen Heroes who were killed in Chattanooga, TN., on July 16, 2015 along with those killed from the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Thunderbirds and the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment USMC.
Thank You for Attending Todays 9.11 Memorial Ceremony
Our Special Thanks To:
City of Venice Fire Department
City of Venice Police Department
Sarasota County Department of Parks and Recreation
Thomas Pinter Engraver (Names on the 9.11 Memorial Walls)
J2 Solutions, Inc. (9.11 Memorial Project Managers and More)
Mr. Emilio Carlesimo, Coordinator of Special Needs for the 9.11 Memorial Event
Carl & Carol Wallin, Owner/Operators, Reliable Carriers, (Transporters of WTC Beam)
5th Grade Classes of Venice Christian School (9-11 Never Forget Flag Memorial & Banner)
Ramada Inn Resort Venice, Florida (Accommodation’s and Hospitality for Speakers & Guest)
Blue Knights LEMC Fl Chapter XVIII (Donors to the Lighting Project and More)
The Friends of Sarasota County Parks Venice, FL., (Donors to the Lighting Project and More)
National Anthem and God Bless American Sung by Jessica Gonzalez, Venice, FL.
Gold Coast Eagle Distributors (9.11 Memorial Posters and Bottled Water)
Braden River Pipe and Drum Band, Bradenton, Florida (Entertainment)
Venice Print Center, Venice, Florida
*Donations are greatly appreciated www.saltoftheearthusa.org
City of Venice Police Department
Sarasota County Department of Parks and Recreation
Thomas Pinter Engraver (Names on the 9.11 Memorial Walls)
J2 Solutions, Inc. (9.11 Memorial Project Managers and More)
Mr. Emilio Carlesimo, Coordinator of Special Needs for the 9.11 Memorial Event
Carl & Carol Wallin, Owner/Operators, Reliable Carriers, (Transporters of WTC Beam)
5th Grade Classes of Venice Christian School (9-11 Never Forget Flag Memorial & Banner)
Ramada Inn Resort Venice, Florida (Accommodation’s and Hospitality for Speakers & Guest)
Blue Knights LEMC Fl Chapter XVIII (Donors to the Lighting Project and More)
The Friends of Sarasota County Parks Venice, FL., (Donors to the Lighting Project and More)
National Anthem and God Bless American Sung by Jessica Gonzalez, Venice, FL.
Gold Coast Eagle Distributors (9.11 Memorial Posters and Bottled Water)
Braden River Pipe and Drum Band, Bradenton, Florida (Entertainment)
Venice Print Center, Venice, Florida
*Donations are greatly appreciated www.saltoftheearthusa.org