Sept. 11 remembrance events and memorial sites to visit

Here’s a sampling of memorial events and sites to visit to honor and remember the victims and the first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Pepperdine University — Waves of Flags and 9/11

Service of Remembrance: The 14th annual display of flags, both American and foreign, honors and remembers the 2,977victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The flags on display through Sept. 26. The public may also attend the university’s 9/11 programs. Alumni Park, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway (corner of Malibu Canyon Road), Malibu. pepperdine.edu/waves-of-flags

City of Torrance: The city honors the victims, survivors, families and first responders of the Sept. 11attacks, 5:46a.m. Wear a mask if attending. The city is also streaming live the remembrance on Facebook: facebook.com/ TorranceCA/. The remembrance is held in front of Torrance City Hall, 3031Torrance Blvd. City of Torrance: bit.ly/3gWK6Vh Sunrise Flag Raising Ceremony of Remembrance: The Pasadena Tournament of Roses and Pasadena Fire and Police departments hold the ceremony that includes a moment of silence and the Blair High School Army JROTC Color Guard, 6:30 a.m. The flag will remain at halfstaff until sundown today. Tournament House, 391-S. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena. facebook. com/roseparade Monrovia Fire and Rescue’s 9 /11 Community Remembrance: A ceremony, 8 a.m. Doors open, 7a.m. Fire Station 101, 141 E. Lemon Ave., Monrovia. Flyer: facebook.com/MonroviaCalifornia/ Memorial Pancake Breakfast with the El Segundo Fire Department: Fire Station 1 hosts the event that includes a ceremony honoring the victims and first responders of 9/11, 8:30-11:30a.m. Donations from the event go to help renovate the 80-year-old indoor pool, the Urho Saari Swim Stadium, also known as “The Plunge.” The event will take place in front of the fire station, 314Main St., El Segundo. More details on the event: bit.ly/3jJY66W Glendora Ministerial Association’s Patriot Day — A 9/11

Remembrance Service: This year, to commemorate the 20th anniversary, the service will be held at 8:46a.m. to symbolize when the first plane hit the World Trade Center at 8:46a.m. ET. The service will include a soloist from Los Angeles County Fire Department and readings by the Glendora Police Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department, as well as participation by local pastors. Corner of Foothill Boulevard and Glendora Avenue, Glendora. Rev. Karen Davis, 626-335-2240.

Sun Valley Magnet School: The leadership class presents a multimedia memorial and museum display that chronicles what led up to the Sept. 11attacks, what happened at the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93, and the subsequent “War on Terror” actions. Students in grades 6-12 will guide visitors through the exhibit. Two other exhibits, in separate auditorium rooms, are on the Black Lives Matter movement (a glow-in-the-dark handpainted mural) and the Jan. 6, 2021storming of the United States Capitol by right-wing extremists hoping to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The exhibit hours, 9a.m.-5:30 p.m. 7330 Bakman Ave., Sun Valley sunvalleyms-lausd-ca. schoolloop.com/ City of Montebello: City Council members, Montebello Police and Montebello Fire departments present a memorial ceremony during a live video stream on the city’s Facebook, 9a.m. Watch here: facebook.com/CityofMontebello. The city’s website, bit. ly/3yyOOyC Sept. 11 Commemoration Ceremony — Palos Verdes Estates: The city of Palos Verdes Estates and the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department hosts the event that includes a wreath laying, remarks from city officials and a moment of silence, 9a.m. Memorial Garden, Palos Verdes Drive West and Via Del Puente, Palos Verdes Estates. More details: bit.ly/3kTCFj6

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Unity: The cities of Signal Hill and Long Beach hold a 20th anniversary of 9/11remembrance with a Color Guard, music, guest speakers and a moment of silence, 9-11a.m. Also, the memorial will be live streamed on these Facebook accounts: facebook.com/LongBeachCity; facebook.com/cityofsignalhill; facebook.com/LongBeachFD; facebook.com/LongBeachPD. CA. The monument is a sculpture by Patrick Vogel and was dedicated in 2002. Parking is limited at the monument and carpooling or other method is advised. There will also be street closures around the monument. Signal Hill Unity Monument, 2271 Temple Ave., Signal Hill. cityofsignalhill.org; More details: bit.ly/2WLxSYy Flagpole re-dedication and remembrance of 9/11—

Pasadena Senior Center: The re-dedication includes firefighters from the Pasadena Fire Department Station 31installing a new flagpole pulley system — the steel rope was cut and extracted from the pulley system and the American flag was stolen in February 2020— and American Legion Post 13commander Augustine Grube presenting an American flag donated by the post, 10a.m. Boy Scouts from Troop 351in San Marino lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Akila Gibbs, executive director of the Pasadena Senior Center, will give brief remarks about the 20th anniversary of 9/11and the re-dedication of the flagpole and flag. Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St. 626-795-4331. pasadenaseniorcenter.org

City of Rosemead: A memorial ceremony with a flag raising and wreath-laying, 10a.m. adjacent to the city’s Sept. 11memorial. The memorial is a public sculpture, “Reflect,” by artist Heath Satow, of two hands created with wingspread dove cutouts that hold an I-beam from the World Trade Center (bit. ly/2ZpoCHT). Civic Center Plaza, 8838E. Valley Blvd., Rosemead. More information, facebook. com/rosemeadca VFW Post 1944 — A Moment of Silence for 9/11: Ramiro Puentes, commander of the post, leads a moment of silence, 10a.m. The ceremony includes a Color Guard, by American Legion Post 75and the San Gabriel Valley Memorial Team, a 21-gun salute and playing of Taps. Also, the public is invited to bring their tattered or worn out American flags that will be retired during a special ceremony. VFW Post 1944, 16157E. Gale Ave., City of Industry. Ramiro Puentes, 818216-7672. Email: puentes46@ aol.com. facebook.com/VFWPost-1944-221583667882759/ Educating Youth About 9/11:

A news conference on teaching students about the 9/11attacks, the importance of remembering and how that day affected the world, noon. The event includes remarks from Los Angeles City Council member Paul Koretz of Dstrict 5, Capri Maddox, executive director of the city’s Civil and Human Rights and Equity Department, parents, students and teachers. The observance is part of the national “9/11Flag of Honor Across America Memorial” with a special presentation on the impacts of 9/11for local youth born after 2001, and with students reading the names of 50victims of the attacks. The National Anthem will be sung and there will be a presentation of a 9/11Flag of Honor given by the National Association of Teen Courts. Los Angeles City Hall, forecourt (the Spring Street entrance), 200N. Los Angeles St. globalyouthjustice.org/news/911-day/ Beverly Hills 9 /11 Memorial

Garden: An in-person and online observance, 5:30p.m. (watch at bit.ly/3BkuWRu). The garden is open, 7:30a.m.-8p.m. daily and is located on the grounds of the Beverly Hills Fire Department, 445N. Rexford Drive (northwest corner of Rexford and South Santa Monica Boulevard). facebook.com/BeverlyHills911Memorial/ Los Angeles Beautification Team’s 9 /11 Remembrance Gathering: LABT planted 83 trees in June 2002in memory of California residents who were killed on Sept. 11. The group has gathered every year since at the memorial plaque for a remembrance. This year, the event includes a 20th anniversary tree planting, candle lighting and poetry readings, 5:30-6:30 p.m. North Hollywood Park, South, 11430Chandler Blvd. (at Magnolia Boulevard), North Hollywood. Email: hbt@labteam.org. 323962-2163. myvalleyvillage.com/ event/9-11-20th-anniversaryremembrance-ceremony Ronald Regan Presidential

Library: A “Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11” program with live music by the Air National Guard Band of the West Coast, 5:30p.m., followed by remarks by retired New York Police Department officer Marc Manfro and keynote speaker Col. (retired) David Sutherland, co-founder and chairman of the Center for Military and Veterans Community Services, 6p.m. The event includes an Honor Guard and the playing of Taps. The museum’s special exhibit “FBIFrom Al Capone to Al-Qaeda” includes a gallery devoted to Sept. 11(charge to view this temporary exhibit; reaganlibrary.com/ fbi). The library is located at 40 Presidential Drive, Simi Valley. COVID-19rules and to make a reservation for the 9/11program: bit.ly/3kj22dH. 805-522-2977. reaganfoundation.org Never Forget — A Tribute to the Victims, Families and All

First Responders of 9/11: A virtual memorial event, 7p.m. Watch on lafdheroes.com. Contact Carrie Konjoyan, 818-4068013. 911socal.com

Field of Glory: Azusa Rotary Club invites the community to its “Field of Glory” flag display honoring veterans, service members, first responders and COVID-19 essential workers, through today. Azusa City Hall, 213E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa. azusarotary.org; fieldofglory.org Rose Hills Memorial Park 9/11 Field of Healing: An American flag display that honors the 2,977 victims of the 9/11attacks plus a “Flag of Honor,” created from the names of victims, open for viewing through sunset Sept. 19. Use the main entrance at gate one, 3888Workman Hill Road,

Whittier. rosehills.com/discoverrose-hills/upcoming-events VISIT MEMORIALS Alhambra Fire Department Headquarters, Station 71: A plus-500-pound steel artifact from the World Trade Center is on display at the memorial that honors the firefighters who worked to save lives on Sept. 11. 301N. First St., Alhambra. cityofalhambra.org/183/911-Memorial Los Angeles Fire Department’s Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center: A display of a 23-ton and approximately 22-foot tall steel column that was originally part of the lobby structure at the south tower of the World Trade Center. 1700 Stadium Way, Los Angeles. Manhattan Beach Sept. 11

Memorial: The Manhattan Beach Fire Department received two steel beams from the World Trade Center. The beams are upright on a concrete platform where the words “We shall never forget” are inscribed. The memorial is located at Manhattan Beach Fire Department Station No. 1, 400 15th St. (at Valley Drive). bit.ly/33g2oJF City of Redondo Beach 9/11 Memorial: A 300-pound section of an inner beam from one of the World Trade Center towers is a gift from the New York Fire Department to the Redondo Beach Fire and Police associations with the request that people may be able to visit it and remember that it represents the victims of Sept. 11. Redondo Beach City Hall, 415Diamond St. redondo.org/ about/911_memorial.asp Visit the 9/11Memorial at Los Angeles Fire Department

Station 88: The Memorial Fountain in front of the station has a 750-pound piece from the destroyed World Trade Center and a 100-pound piece of limestone from the Pentagon. The Los Angeles Fire Department has cancelled all in-person 9 /11 ceremonies in 2021at fire stations due to the COVID-19pandemic. The public may view the memorial daily at 5101Sepulveda Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Contact Carrie Konjoyan, volunteer coordinator, 818-406-8013 or 911socal.com