Cal Expo will open the 9/11 Memorial Plaza on Wednesday, September 11 from 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The public is welcome to come and visit to reflect and remember the victims of the 9/11 tragedy that happened 18 years ago.
The 9/11 Memorial Plaza is a permanent structure featuring an I-beam extracted from Ground Zero, which had been a support beam from the North Tower. The Plaza also features a granite sphere fountain inscribed with all the names of the victims, as well as a carillon bell tower, reflections of the World Trade Center, and individual memorials to American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93, aborted in a field in Pennsylvania.
Memorial Ceremony services hosted by Brotherhood of American Combat Veterans, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services and the California Mexican American Veterans Memorial, Inc.begins at 8:00 a.m. and will run approximately half an hour with the following schedule of events.
Emcee: Bryan May, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Post Colors
Folsom Marine Corps League, W. H. Nichols Detachment # 940
Invocation/Opening Blessings
Leroy Adams, VAC Verterans Affiliated Council of Sacramento County and VFW District 17 Chaplain
The Pledge of Allegiance
Rosie Gayton, VFW Post 67 Auxillary
Speakers include
Rick Pickering, C.E.O.& General Manager of California Exposition & State Fair
Chief Eric Broughton, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Sue Frost, Sacramento County Supervisors, District 4
Phil Rios, Representative & Past President of California Mexican American
Veterans Memorial, Inc.
Mark Grgurich, Lt. Col. US Army (ret)
Paulette Spaeth-Rios, Member VFW Post 67 Auxiliary
Wreath Laying
Phil Rios, Representative of California Mexican American Veterans Memorial, Inc., Mark Grguich, Lt. Col. US Army and Rick Pickering, C.E.O. and General Manager of California Exposition & State Fair
Ceremonial Bugler: VFW Bugler Baldwin Wong
Benediction/Closing Blessing
Leroy Adams, VAC Verterans Affiliated Council of Sacramento County and VFW District 17 Chaplain
Parking and the Memorial are free. Park and enter through the Main Gate and follow signs to the 9/11 Memorial Plaza.
For questions or to schedule media stories, please contact
Deputy General Manager Business Development & Marketing,
Margaret Mohr at (916) 263-3598 or (916) 365-7220 (cell)
