Please Join us for a Tribute to September 11,2001

Wednesday, September 11, 2002

Bas Relief - 7:30 PM ~ 8:15 PM

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9-11-02. Firemen, EMTs and Police presented a silent tribute to the fallen heroes in New York, by displaying their vehicles with lights flashing SPIRIT UNDIMMED: Provincetown firefirghter Brian Alexander rehearses for the 9-11-02 remembrance service at the Bas Relief Park in Provincetown. Click to view an enlarged photo and PDF version (500K) of this front page photo from the 9-11-02 Cape Cod Times.

Provincetown Remembers. Over 1,000 people participated in Provincetown's first 9-11 observance on Friday, September 14, 2001, the Day of Prayer and Remembrance. Click for details

7:30 PM Audience members from the Outer Cape Chorale September 11 Commemorative Concert and Members of the community will form a procession from Town Hall. ~ Bagpiper David Weeda will lead the Procession to the Bas Relief

7:35 PM Presentation of Colors Provincetown Coast Guard Station

7:40 PM Pledge of Allegiance ~ led by Mary-Jo Avellar, Chairman, Board of Selectmen

7:45 PM “God Bless America” ~ sung by Cheryl Meads

7:50 PM Reading of the Policemen’s Prayer by Police Sergeant Carrie Benjamin

7:55 PM Members of the Board of Selectmen will light Four Candles-- One for each plane-- and a Fifth Candle--“Keep The Flame of Liberty Alive” (Selectmen will place an American Flag at the base of each candle)

8:00 PM Reading of the Fireman’s Prayer by FirefighterRachel Peters

8:05 PM “National Anthem”~ sung by Cheryl Meads

8:10 PM 21 Gun Salute ~ by 7 members of the Provincetown VFW

8:15 PM TAPS ~ by William Evaul

American Flags were given to the first 200 participants at the Bas Relief, as they arrived for the ceremony

“Keep the flame of Liberty Alive”

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