Lewes resident Joe Dittmar recounts surviving the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center’s South Tower and how the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history continues to shape his life.
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Community members gathered Thursday evening at the home of Roger and Carol Whitford in Lewes for the family’s annual Patriot Day of Service, held in memory of their son, Mark Whitford, and all who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Since the approval of a joint resolution by Congress in December 2001, Sept. 11 of each year is referred to as "Patriot Day." A day that Governor Carney has ordered the lowering of U.S. and Delaware flags.
There will be a 9/11 memorial ceremony at the Dover Air Force Base on Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Air Mobility Command Museum, featuring a guest speaker who was a survivor of the attacks.