McAllen community remembers live lost on 9/11

MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of McAllen Veterans War Memorial Committee hosted a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Wednesday.

The community gathered at the McAllen Performing Arts Center this morning as they remembered those killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

On hand today was McAllen Fire Chief Juan Gloria. He said many of today's first responders were children 23 years ago and do not remember the tragedy.

"They may or may not remember the magnitude of the event from that day. However, they are now full-grown adults and are now on the front lines. So, it's important to continue to remember exactly what happened that day. Nothing was the same after that day and it's very important we continue to recognize and remember those sacrifices," he said.

Since December 2001, Congress has designated September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day," and has requested the observance of this day as an annually recognized National Day of Service and Remembrance.