BAY MINETTE — Artifacts from the World Trade Center attack will be on display Sunday at Baldwin County Bicentennial Park during a monument dedication and ceremony marking the 10th anniversary, according to park director Nick …
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BAY MINETTE — Artifacts from the World Trade Center attack will be on display Sunday at Baldwin County Bicentennial Park during a monument dedication and ceremony marking the 10th anniversary, according to park director Nick Warren.
Summerdale resident Richard Miller, who lived in New York at the time of the attack and assisted the Red Cross in transporting supplies and medical personnel to the site, retrieved items from tower debris. Items available for view include a portion of an elevator shaft, charred papers and photographs, he said.
A variety of military vehicles and weapons also will be on display.
“The relics will allow people the opportunity to handle history in connection with this terrible event,” Warren said. “It gives us a connection to ground zero, which has touched everyone in some way.”
The War on Terrorism Monument Dedication begins at 1 p.m. The park is on State Road 225 about two miles south of Stockton.
The program will include a welcome by Maj. Gen. Perry Smith, representing the state National Guard. Baldwin County Commissioner Tucker Dorsey and State Rep. Joe Faust also are scheduled speakers.
Warren said special guests will be first responders, including police, firefighters and EMTs, as well as veterans, active duty personnel and families of soldiers serving or families who have lost a loved one.
The Friends of Bicentennial Park generated funds for the monument. The group also will present American flags to all in attendance, and commemorative wristbands to solders and their families, and first responders.
The monument is seated in a memorial section of the park which eventually will include memorials for every conflict involving American soldiers. The site now contains monuments for the Revolutionary War, Indian wars, and a Civil War memorial recognizing soldiers from the North and South.
Attendees are asked to come early to allow time to walk from parking areas to the memorial site. Transportation will be provided for the handicapped.
For more information, call 251-580-1826.
