The Clearwater Valley Fire Districts Auxiliary, in conjunction with area First Responders will be hosting a 9/11 Patriot Day Ceremony at the Orofino City Park, Sunday, September 11th.
The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3296 and Auxiliary lowering the large city flag to half-staff, followed by a First Responders prayer, a wreath laying at the base of the flag pole, a rifle salute and the sounding of Taps.
There will then be the reading of the 498 names of the First Responders who died on 9/11.
That will then be followed by the playing of Amazing Grace on the bagpipes and ending with a 15-second siren salute by the emergency vehicles in attendance. The ceremony is expected to last about an hour, and the public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
