{"id":377928,"date":"2026-08-21T23:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/377928\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T23:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:42:10","slug":"county-to-host-patriot-day-9-11-event-on-september-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/377928\/","title":{"rendered":"County To Host Patriot Day 9\/11 Event On September 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ospreyobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Patriot_day_Calendar_zhofuv.webp?fit=1000%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"393\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Patriot_day_Calendar_zhofuv.webp\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Patriot_day_Calendar_zhofuv\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A quarter century has passed since the attacks of 9\/11 instigated our nation\u2019s longest war and challenged conventions of global security. <\/p>\n<p>Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR), Veteran Community Services and the Veterans\u202fCouncil of Hillsborough County will host Patriot Day 9\/11: Remembering the Fallen\u202f25 Years Later at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 11, at Veterans Memorial Park &amp; Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr.\u202fVeterans\u202fMuseum, located at 3602\u202fN.\u202fU.S.\u202f301 in Tampa. <\/p>\n<p>While honoring the lives lost, Americans commemorate\u202fSeptember\u202f11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance.\u202fLocal first\u202fresponders, active-duty military, veterans and civic leaders aim to inspire a generation too young to recall the historic events of 2001. Junior Reserve Officers\u2019 Training Corps (JROTC) and HCFR cadets will lead the annual Patriot Day ceremony featuring:  <\/p>\n<p>A color guard, rifle\u202fsalute and taps.<br \/>\nA solemn escort of the beam: a solid 135-pound section of steel salvaged from New York\u2019s Twin Towers that\u202fresides\u202fat Veterans Memorial Park,\u202frepresenting\u202fthe supreme sacrifices on 9\/11.<br \/>\nA traditional fire service ringing of the bell.<br \/>\nHillsborough County Fire Rescue Chief Jason Dougherty, Temple Terrace Fire Chief Ian Kemp and Plant City Fire Rescue Chief David Dittman.<\/p>\n<p>After the ceremony, students and attendees can engage with\u202fservice professionals for photos and interactive demonstrations including: <\/p>\n<p>Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.<br \/>\nHillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office Drone Response and Underwater Recovery Teams.<br \/>\nMacDill Air Force Base Military Working Dogs (MWD), 6th Security Forces Squadron.<br \/>\nU.S. Coast Guard St. Petersburg Station.<br \/>\nU.S. Marine Corps 4th\u202fAssault Amphibian Battalion.<br \/>\nU.S. Naval Reserve Center Tampa. <\/p>\n<p>The 25th Anniversary Patriot Day 9\/11 event is free and open to the public at Veterans Memorial Park\u2019s outdoor amphitheater. Attendees are invited to enjoy the park\u2019s many memorials.<br \/>For more information about\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/hcfl.gov\/locations\/veterans-memorial-park-and-museum\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Memorial Park &amp; Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr. Veterans Museum<\/a>, call\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/hcfl.gov\/departments\/veteran-community-services\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Veteran Community Services<\/a>\u202fat 813-635-8316 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/hcfl.gov\/veterans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/hcfl.gov\/veterans<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A quarter century has passed since the attacks of 9\/11 instigated our nation\u2019s longest war and challenged conventions&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377929,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-377928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}