A number of ceremonies are being held to mark the 13th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.  Among them is a program in Newtown on the Dodgingtown Road property of Howard Lasher, where an American Flag is painted across six maple trees.

The guest speakers at the ceremony tomorrow are Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, flag memorial artist David Merrill and West Conn political science professor Dr Chris Kukk. 

The ceremony is at 8:15 Thursday morning, includes a moment of silence, the playing of taps, a name reading and placing of roses among other tributes.  The local VFW Post will lead a rifle salute, the Dodgingtown Fire Department will perform a bell ringing and the Superintendent of Newtown Schools will also make some remarks.

Originally created to honor the loss of nine close business associates of Lasher from the American Stock Exchange, and the son of a member of the Exchange who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald.  The Memorial has, over the years, come to represent all who were lost on that infamous day.

Lasher says though they are gone, they are not forgotten, for the circumstances and date of their deaths has forever been etched into hearts and minds.