Chautauqua County Reminds Residents to Never Forget 9/11

Remembering September 11, 2001 is "no longer an option" when it comes to keeping the memory of that day alive. That was an overriding theme of Chautauqua County's annual 9/11 Day of Remembrance in Mayville on this 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks at the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania. People who were alive remember that day, but Christine Rinaldi from Congressman Nick Langworthy's Office noted that some 100 million current Americans had not been born yet...

Christine Rinaldi: a responsibility to teach

Rinaldi also said they need to remember the day after -- 9/12 -- where the nation's response to the attacks began percolating. Chautauqua County Veterans Service Agency Director Michael Rauh says the number of volunteers to join the military jumped, as it had many times before...

Michael Rauh: what happened the day after

Army Reserve Sergeant Joe Gullo also spoke about the need to never forget...

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County Executive P.J. Wendel hosted the ceremony and, was also joined by State Senator George Borrello, Assemblyman Andrew Molitor, and Sheriff Jim Quattrone.

Image and audio from Chautauqua County Government