Temecula To Gather Saturday At Duck Pond For 9/11 Remembrance

Temecula CA

10 September, 2021

5:48 PM

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TEMECULA, CA — The city of Temecula is hosting a community gathering Saturday at Duck Pond to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The event will honor those who lost their lives as a result of the attacks orchestrated by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The commemoration will begin at 4 p.m.; Duck Pond is located on the corner of Rancho California and Ynez roads. Guests are invited to leave a message in the city's "Keepsake Journal" and take a moment to reflect. Twenty years ago, 2,977 lives were lost in the attacks in New York City, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania. Many who died have still not been identified. According to The New York Times, forensic scientists are testing and retesting more than 22,000 body parts that were recovered from the World Trade Center site — some the size of a Tic Tac. Two more victims from that NYC attack were identified this week, according to an NPR report.