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Georgia Military College to honor victims of September 11, 2001 and subsequent Global War on Terror
Georgia Military College to honor victims of September 11, 2001 and subsequent Global War on Terror
Twenty-one years ago on September 11, 2001, the unimaginable happened. Our country was the target of a terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 3,024 people who died that day, and nearly 7,000 service members who died in the subsequent Global War on Terror. Those individuals will never be forgotten. Across Georgia Military College’s campuses throughout the state, the Global Online Leadership College, and GMC Preparatory School, students will learn about the significance of September 11, 2001 and recognize Patriot Day at their campuses. In Milledgeville at the Main Campus, GMC and the 144thCorps of Cadets will host its annual Patriot Day ceremony on Friday, September 9, 2022. Due to predicted inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in GMC’s Goldstein Center for Performing Arts. All are invited to view the ceremony via livestream.
Georgia Military College is honored to have former Naval fighter pilot, six-year prisoner of war, and renowned author, Captain Charles “Charlie” Plumb, USN (Ret) serve as the 2022 Patriot Day Ceremony keynote speaker.
During the ceremony, the children of Gold Star families that attend GMC Prep School will move the memorial wreath in honor and remembrance of Patriot Day.
Following the ceremony, students will write the names of the 3,024 people that died on September 11, 2001 and the nearly 7,000 service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Global War on Terror. The GMC Pack-Howitzer cannon will fire at the times the Twin Towers were struck, the Pentagon was hit, and when Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Additionally, bells at churches in the Milledgeville-Baldwin community will ring at the same time.
7:40 a.m. – Patriot Day Ceremony in the Goldstein Center for the Performing Arts
- Members of GMC’s 144th Junior College Corps of Cadets, GMC Prep School junior and senior Cadets, and first responders in the community will gather in Goldstein to pay tribute to the lives lost on September 11, 2001.
- Award presentation to GMC Prep School 9/11 essay contest winners
- Laying of a wreath by GMC Prep School students who have been directly affected by the lasting impact of September 11, 2001: Gold Star children Madison French and Kade Horne.
8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
- In their classrooms, GMC Cadets will record the names of 3,024 people whose lives were taken through the act of terrorism on 9/11, and the names of more than 7,000 service members who gave their lives trying to stop it from happening again in the Global War on Terror.
8:46 a.m. (When the first plane struck the North Tower)
- GMC’s WWII Pack-Howitzer cannon will fire and community church bells will ring.
9:03 a.m. (When the second plane struck the South Tower)
- GMC’s WWII Pack-Howitzer cannon will fire and community church bells will ring.
9:37 a.m. (When the third plane struck the Pentagon)
- GMC’s WWII Pack-Howitzer cannon will fire and community church bells will ring.
10:03 a.m. (When the fourth plane, Flight 93, crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania)
- GMC’s WWII Pack-Howitzer cannon will fire and community church bells will ring.
The live Patriot Day Ceremony can be viewed here.
