FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2002

Contact: Josh Freed
(202) 225-4431
 
WASHINGTON, DC ú To honor the victims of September 11th on the first anniversary of the terror attacks on the United States, U.S. Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO) will be attending the memorial ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.

President Bush, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are scheduled to make addresses at the event. Also taking part are the Army and Marine Corps bands and the Army and Navy chiefs of chaplains.

Guests include survivors and family members of victims of the attack on the Pentagon, Pentagon workers, members of Congress, local and state leaders of Virginia and Maryland, schoolchildren, and numerous foreign ambassadors and defense attaches.

On the evening of September 11, Rep. DeGette will also attend a private religious service in Washington, DC.

èThe victims of September 11th are in our thoughts and prayers every day,î said Rep. DeGette. èOn this national day of remembrance, we pay special tribute to the sacrifice their families and the survivors of the attack have endured. The freedom and democracy we enjoy every day ú and our steadfast refusal to succumb to the threat of terror ú are a lasting tribute to their memory.î
 
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