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September 11th Remembrance Rose Service: September 8, 2025

Employees and members of the Port Authority family will gather on the morning of  September 8 for a rose-laying service to pay tribute to the fallen. Participants should meet no later than 8:30 a.m. on the South Oculus plaza (next to 3 WTC) to walk to the 9/11 Memorial together for a brief service. All retirees and PA employees are welcome to attend.

 

Time Activity
8:20AM Participants gather/meet on South Oculus Plaza (between oculus and 3WTC)
8:30AM K. Hernandez gathers group & gives instructions
8:35AM Service begins, all participants walk to the plaza and gather in a circle between the two pools (around the back of the museum)
8:40AM Brief speaking program (Chairman O’Toole, Rick Cotton, PAPD Chaplain, Moment of Silence)
8:45AM Laying of the roses by the participants
8:50AM Event ends