Memorial service honors Michigan residents killed in 9/11 attacks

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – Friday marks 19 years since the coordinated attacks on the World Trade Center buildings in New York City on September 11, 2001.

A moment of silence was held at 8:48 a.m. in New York, that is the time the first plane hit one of the buildings. Then the names of every victim was read.

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A memorial service was held in Wayne County to pay respect to Michigan residents who were killed in the attacks. It was held at the War Memorial, a home donated by the Alger family back in the 1940′s. David Alger was a Mutual Fund Manager who died 19 years ago in his office at the World Trade Center.

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The war memorial is a moving setting -- the neatly trimmed and beautifully tended veterans garden, an American flag at half mast and a view of Lake St. Clair.

At the memorial service they read the names of the 19 Michigan residents who died. Several dozen people attended the service and stayed socially distanced.

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More information on The War Memorial’s 9/11 Service of Remembrance can be found on its official website here.