5th Annual 9/11 Silent Walk - "Seventeen Septembers Ago"
from Sunday, April 22, 2018 11:00AM to Tuesday, September 11, 2018 3:30AM
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What is the 9/11 Silent Walk? Our Story: On 9/11/2013 Five Greater Charleston Area Firefighters were trying to think of a way to just do something, anything, to honor the 343 FDNY firefighters lost in 2001. In our community we saw that 9/11 was becoming just another day. Although it was not an official holiday no one we felt stopped on 9/11 in observance of the 2,977 lives lost that day, the world just seemed to "go on". For many that day is still filled with heartbreak, pain, and a grime reminded of why there are empty seats at the dinner table for the world does not simply just "go on”, for many it will always be Tuesday, September 11, 2001 FOREVER. For the last 5 Years many have joined the journey and decided to do something to show we had Not Forgotten and that the memories and feeling of that day still are and forever will be felt. It is on that sense of duty what is known as the 9/11 Silent Walk was created. The 9/11 Silent Walk has grown every year since its inception in 2013. A tribute that began with just five firefighters from three different departments has grown to include Police, Fire, & EMS but most importantly the Community. The 9/11 Silent Walk is a Free Event for the Community and Emergency Services to Honor our Fallen. Since 2013 over 4,000 participants have during The 9/11 Silent Walk to honor and remember the 2,977 victims lost as a result of the terrorist attacks that day. This tribute honors those lost then, and in the days, weeks, months, and years following the September 11, 2001 WTC attacks. "With Honor" - 9/11 Silent Walk Stories: https://vimeo.com/182908456 How We Honor Our Fallen FDNY Firefighters, NYPD/PAPD/Law Enforcement Offices, and FDNYEMS Members All 343 Firefighters are represented by Photo, Name, & Company Assignment on a Lanyards assigned to firefighters who walk carrying their name while wearing structural firefighting gear. *** Both (2) FDNY EMS members are included in the 343 which also includes the FDNY Chaplin All 71 Law Enforcement Officers are represented by photo & assignment and will be worn by a member of law enforcement who will walk wearing their uniform. Civilians who wish to walk in memory of those fallen will be given a Blue Ribbon to represent a civilian lost on that tragic day Seventeen Septembers ago. (2,563 Blue Ribbons: 1 for each civilian lost). Please join us in this tribute and day of remembrance for our fallen at the 5th Annual 9/11 Silent Walk. 5th Annual 9/11 Silent Walk Monday, September 9th, 2018 2017 Early Registration/Check-In Event Crowne Plaza Hotel - 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd, North Charleston, SC • Check in for 4th Annual 9/11 Silent Walk • Purchase T-Shirts & Challenge Coins • Select and Pick Up Lanyard of FALLEN FDNY/NYPD/PAPD/LE • Information of Events Going on in the Greater Charleston Area Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Opening Ceremony Will Begin at 7:00am •Presentation of Colors – North Charleston Fire Department - Honor Guard • National Anthem – Engineer Chris Kennedy – NCFD •Welcome & Opening Remarks – Tian Griffieth – The 9/11 Silent Walk •Guest Speaker – TBD •Guest Speaker – FDNY Member •Closing Remarks – Tian Griffieth – The 9/11 Silent Walk •Prayer – Shane Bowers – Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy 8:00am – 2:00pm 5th Annual 9/11 Silent Walk Across the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge 5.5 Miles 2017 Brotherhood Bash - TBD
America St. & Lee St.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge Charleston SC USType: Eventbrite