Sentinel staff report–
A memorial ceremony to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, will be held at Sylvan Cemetery this Saturday.
The 45-minute observance is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., with all members of the public invited to attend. This year’s event marks the 20th anniversary of that fateful day in 2001 when planes were deliberately flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, as well as the Pentagon.
Event organizer Jim Monteton helped launch the first local 9/11 memorial event in 2019, which was organized by the American Legion Citrus Heights Chapter 637 in cooperation with Sylvan Cemetery. The event was also held last year.
Monteton says his goal is to make sure the terrorist attack on 9/11 is not forgotten by future generations.
“As American citizens, we made a commitment to remember, to never forget this terrible tragedy,” Monteton said during last year’s ceremony. “And yet there’s so many people that have forgotten it, that aren’t even thinking about it.”
Sylvan Cemetery is located at 7401 Auburn Blvd., and is known for holding annual ceremonies each Veterans Day and Memorial Day.