WILDWOOD, NJ, September 3, 2024 – The annual September 11, 2001 Remembrance Ceremony will be held at Byrne Plaza, in Downtown Wildwood, on Wednesday, September 11th at 1:00 pm.
The Wildwood Business Improvement District (WBID) hosts this observance each year to honor and remember the 2,977 people who were killed, and thousands who were injured, by the September 11, 2001 attack on the United States of America. The ceremony also honors the thousands of Ground Zero first responders who have died over the past 23 years due to 9/11 related illnesses.
The ceremony will include 9/11 first responders, representatives from the City of Wildwood Fire and Police Departments, as well as local religious and civic leaders. In addition to the speakers, The City of Wildwood Fire Department will present “Ringing of the Bell” and the City of Wildwood Honor Guard will Present the Colors. Everyone is encouraged to attend that tragic day that we vowed to never forget.
Byrne Plaza is located at 3400 Pacific Avenue in Downtown Wildwood. Free parking is available in the parking lots behind the shops on the east side of Pacific Avenue, between Schellenger and Oak Avenues, and on the west side of Pacific Avenue, between Oak and Wildwood Avenues.
Additional details about Downtown Wildwood and Byrne Plaza can be found online at www.DOOWW.com, on Facebook at Wildwood By The Sea, Instagram wildwood_by_the_sea and Twitter @DoWildwoodNJ and by calling 609-523-1602.