September 9, 2004
ROMNEY INVITES PUBLIC TO ANNUAL 9-11 STATE HOUSE CEREMONY
Governor Mitt Romney today invited the people of Massachusetts to attend a special ceremony in front of the State House on Saturday morning to mark the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
“The memory of September 11th will remain ingrained in our national consciousness forever,” said Romney. “This is a day to rededicate ourselves to the task of building a better world in the memory of those innocent victims whose lives were lost on that tragic morning.”
Romney encouraged the public to visit the State House on Saturday to join him at a 20-minute ceremony that will begin at 8:30 a.m., with a flag raising ceremony and coincide with the national moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., when the first plane struck the World Trade Center in New York City. Jim Ogonowski, the brother of John Ogonowski, the pilot of that plane, will assist in raising the flag.
At 2:00 p.m., Governor Romney will present the 4th Annual Madeline Amy Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery in the House Chamber of the State House. Admittance to this event is by invitation only.
The Governor’s Award for Civilian Bravery is named in honor of Madeline Amy Sweeney. On September 11, 2001, Amy Sweeney was working as a flight attendant on the first airplane to devastate New York City. Before the plane hit the building, Amy Sweeney contacted the airline’s ground services crew to convey critical information about the five hijackers and their fatal actions on the plane that morning.
Recipients of the Madeline Amy Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery must demonstrate exceptional bravery, without regard for personal safety, in an effort to save the life or lives of another or others in actual imminent danger.
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