List of Connecticut 9/11 ceremonies and memorials

Posted: Sep 11, 2019 / 04:49 AM EDT / Updated: Sep 11, 2019 / 09:40 AM EDT

(WTNH) — Several memorials and ceremonies are being held across the state to honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Wednesday marks eighteen years since terrorists hijacked four planes in 2001, crashing them into both the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington. The fourth plane went down in a field in Pennsylvania.

Ceremonies are being held across the state today in several towns including Milford, Middletown and Mystic. Governor Lamont has also ordered all flags at half staff.

18 years ago today, the following events occurred:

8:46 a.m.: Hijackers crash American Airlines Flight 11 into floors 93 through 99 of the North Tower

9:03 a.m.: Hijackers crash United Airlines Flight 175 into floors 77 through 85 of the South Tower

9:37 a.m.: Hijackers crash American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon, near Washington, D.C.

9:59 a.m.: The South Tower collapses.

10:03 a.m.: After learning of the other attacks, passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 launch a counterattack on hijackers aboard their plane to try to seize control of the aircraft. In response, the hijackers crash the plane into an empty field near Shanksville, Pa.

10:28 a.m.: The North Tower collapses. The 16-acre World Trade Center site is in ruins, with collateral damage affecting all adjacent properties and streets. A rescue and recovery effort begins immediately.

Bridgeport

Moment of Silence Ceremony
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.
Fire Department Headquarters, 30 Congress Street

Farmington

UConn Health to Commemorate 18th Anniversary of 9/11
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Keller Auditorium, UConn Health, 263 Farmington Avenue

Groton

Flag Retirement Ceremony
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.
Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum, 1 Crystal Lake Road

Meriden

Meriden Police, Fire and Hunters EMS pay tribute to those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 8 a.m .
Meriden City Hall, 56 E Main Street

Middletown

Middletown September 11th Remembrance Ceremony
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.
Veterans Memorial Park on Walnut Grove Road

Milford

Mayor Blake invites community to September 11th Remembrance Ceremony
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.
Live Oaks School 9/11 Memorial Garden, 575 Merwin Avenue

Mystic

Screening of Fireboats of 9/11, Open tours of Fire Fighter vessel
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Avenue

New Haven

September 11 Tribute
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 from 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
1 State Street

New London

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

Plantsville

9/11 Memorial Service
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.
On the corner of Summer Street and Main Street in Plantsville

Wallingford

9/11 Remembrance
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 6:30 pm
Wallingford Town Hall, 45 S Main Street

West Haven

9/11 Flag-raising Ceremony
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.
William A. Soderman Memorial Flagpole, Bradley Point Park, Captain Thomas Boulevard