Lynbrook residents, first responders, veterans and village officials gathered at the 9/11 Memorial Garden behind Village Hall on Sept. 11 to commemorate 25 years since the terrorist attacks that changed the nation.
The annual ceremony brought generations of residents together around the village memorial, which incorporates steel recovered from the World Trade Center. Attendees stood in reflection as members of the Lynbrook Fire Department and other first responders gathered to honor those who were killed on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as those whose lives were forever changed by the attacks. The village continues to maintain its 9/11 Memorial Garden as a permanent place of remembrance.
Mayor Alan Beach addressed those gathered for the ceremony, and Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti joined village officials and community organizations in the observance. Trustees Anne Marie Tolle Reardon and Michael Habert were also among those in attendance, along with members of the Lynbrook Fire Department, Lynbrook Police Department and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 335.
Families and residents gathered around the memorial throughout the evening, including younger members of the community who were born years after the attacks. The ceremony continued Lynbrook's tradition of ensuring that the victims, first responders and sacrifices of Sept. 11 remain part of the community's collective memory.
