'L.A. REMEMBERS' 9-11 VICTIMS PLANS IN WORKS FOR TRIBUTE ON ANNIVERSARY OF ATTACKS.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. will join the nation in commemorating the tragedy of Sept. 11 with a series of small-scale events for an ``L.A. Remembers'' program to pay tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks. Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California announced Monday that the day will begin with the ringing of church bells across the city at 5:46 a.m. - the moment when the attacks began on the World Trade Center in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. followed by planes crashing into the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania. It will also feature a City Hall ceremony with a noontime noon·time n. See noon. moment of silence, preceded by a small caravan of emergency vehicles traveling across the city with a mobile collage. It will end with a sunset ceremony at the Korean Friendship bell in San Pedro. ``The tragic events of Sept. 11 left a profound scar on the nation and Los Angeles,'' Hahn said. ``With three of the crashed airplanes headed for Los Angeles and the men and women of our fire department sent to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of to help in the rescue efforts, the impacts of this day hold a great significance for Los Angeles and our residents. ``It is important that our remembrance ceremonies provide Los Angeles residents with opportunities to pay tribute.'' The mobile collage will be put together by the city based on residents' submissions of photos, paintings or poems - the city asks the items be on standard-sized stationary - or by signing an ``L.A. Remembers'' postcard. All submissions should be received by the city by Sept. 2. The postcards - featuring a heart-shaped emblem cut out of the American flag - will be available at all local fire stations and City Council offices and will be online at www.laremembers.com. After Sept. 11, the collage will be on display at the Fire Department Museum and Memorial in Hollywood. The City Hall ceremonies will begin at 11:30 a.m. and, after the moment of silence, include a procession to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is a cathedral church of the United States in the City of Los Angeles in California. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles[1] and seat of its archbishop, Roger Cardinal Mahony. for an interdenominational in·ter·de·nom·i·na·tion·al adj. Of or involving different religious denominations. interdenominational Adjective among or involving more than one denomination of the Christian Church Adj. service. Details on the route of emergency vehicles will be released in the coming weeks and available online at www.laremembers.com. Hahn was joined by several city officials in urging residents to take part in the day's events. ``One single, solitary day - Sept. 11 - was designed to bring America to its knees,'' Controller Laura Chick said. ``It took our breath away, but not our resolve. From that day, we have become stronger as a nation.,'' City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
Council President Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City said the day also was important for the families of those who died. ``Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the victims,'' Padilla said. ``Together, we will continue to protect the values of freedom and democracy.'' |
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