Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Date & Time: September 11, 2009 12:00 PM
Unit Responsible: Ventura County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services

First responders and citizens throughout Ventura County will assemble at the Ventura County Government Center on Friday, September 11, 2009 to honor the victims of the 9/11 tragedy.

“It has been eight years since our nation endured this act of terrorism and each day we are reminded of the sacrifices made,” said Laura Hernandez, Assistant Director of Disaster Services in Ventura County.

The Memorial Service is being hosted by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services, in conjunction with the Ventura County Fire Chiefs Association, and will include comments from local officials including Sheriff Bob Brooks, a prayer for first responders by Oxnard Fire Department Chaplain Dan Green, and a moment of silence.

“It is important to honor those who lost their lives on September 11th,” said Hernandez, “as well as first responders, residents of New York, and citizens across the nation that were affected by this tragedy.”

The public is invited to attend the Memorial Service that will be held on the lawn between the Fallen Firefighter and Peace Officer Memorials on the Victoria side of the Ventura County Government Center. The service will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11th, and is expected to last approximately thirty minutes.