Connellsville holds 9/11 memorial ceremony
Navy Command Master Chief Ron Shroyer was training a group of new counselors for the VA when the first plane hit the World Trade Center Tower at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001.
On Wednesday, Shroyer recalled for those assembled at the 9/11 observance in Connellsville the angst and fear as they all watched the horror unfold.
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Patty Barnhart, a sergeant with Connellsville auxiliary police, was working security at an airport the day of the terrorist attack. While Barnhart said it was a day she无毛视频檒l never forget, she said she is worried that future generations will not understand the significance of what occurred.
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Between 8:46 a.m. and 10:03 a.m., 19 terrorists crashed four hijacked commercial airliners, hitting the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the fourth crashing less than 50 miles away from Connellsville in Shanksville, Somerset County.
The conclusion of Shroyer无毛视频檚 remarks were somber, leaving a stillness in the air as he left the stage.
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