The City of Urbana honors the fallen

The City of Urbana will hold a September 11, 2001 Memorial Ceremony at 7:30 a.m., on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the flagpoles in the front of the Urbana City building, in remembrance of the tragic events of that day.

The agenda for the ceremony is as follows:

• Opening Prayer by Chaplain Dave Ashby

• Reading of events that occurred on September 11, 2001. The flags will be lowered to half-staff at this time.

• Urbana Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin will speak

• Urbana Police Chief Seraphin will speak

• Urbana Fire Chief Charles Lauss will speak

• Bells will ring to honor the fallen

• Bag pipes will play Amazing Grace

• Dismissal

Later in the day, at 4:30 p.m., Urbana Fire Department, Station 4, will escort the University of Illinois ROTC units in their annual 9/11 Run.

According to ROTC Midshipman, Nick Austill, "The Urbana Fire Department has escorted the University's ROTC Units in their annual 9/11 Run in years past in order to pay respect to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks."

The 9/11 Run will go through the UIUC campus and conclude around 5 p.m.

The City of Urbana would like to thank both the Urbana Police and Fire Departments for their participation in these ceremonies.