9/11 ceremonies planned in Dayton area

At least two events in the Dayton area will be held to commemorate the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks against the United States, although many other ceremonies marking Patriot Day aren’t happening this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

American Legion Beavercreek Memorial Post 763 invites the community to a Patriot Day ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday at the Beavercreek 9/11 Memorial on Fairfield Road. It will be an informal event to “Never Forget” the 2,977 victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on its way to Washington D.C. Social distancing will be practiced.