Remembering 9/11 on the NH Seacoast 22 Years Later

The 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and the plane that crash-landed in a western Pennsylvania field was marked by a unique display in Newmarket.

Newmarket Junior-Senior High senior Jonathan Tudor organized the placement of 3,000 small American flags in front of the school Friday. Officers from Newmarket Police helped students put flags in the grassy island in front of the school Friday.

2,977 individual lost their lives in the attack, or died trying to rescue others. Tom McGuinness, pilot of American Airlines Flight 11, was a Portsmouth resident.

Newmarket Jr/Sr students and a Newmarket police office place flags in front of the school (Newmarket Police)

Ceremonies on the Seacoast include:

Hampton

American Legion Post #35 hosts a Day of Remembrance: The Global War on Terrorism to honor not only those who died on 9/11, but those from New Hampshire who died serving in the U.S. military since.

Portsmouth

The City of Portsmouth holds an observance Monday at the 9/11 Steel Artifact Memorial outside the shared City Hall and police headquarters building starting at 8:46 a.m., the time of when Flight 11 hit the North Tower. Attendees are invited to lay flowers or a bouquet at the base of the display. Senator Maggie Hassan will attend the ceremony, according to her office.

Stratham

A new 9/11 memorial at the Stratham Fire Station will be dedicated at 11 a.m. Sunday. Built by Eagle Scout Tyler Denton, the memorial includes an original World Trade Center steel beam donated by the FDNY. The ceremony begins with a ride-by from the Patriot Riders of America, NH Chapter.

American Legion Post #35's Memorial to the War of Global Terrorism (American Legion Post #35

10 people from New Hampshire, including four from Dover, six from Maine, and 206 from Massachusetts, died in the attack. From the Seacoast region:

New Hampshire:

Carol Flyzik, 40, of Plaistow (Flight 11, passenger)
Robert LeBlanc, 70, of Lee (Flight 175, passenger)
Tom McGuinness, 42, of Portsmouth (Flight 11, first officer)
Kathleen and Michael Shearer, 61 and 63, respectively, of Dover (Flight 175, passengers)
Douglas Stone, 54, of Dover (Flight 11, passenger)
David Scott Suarez, 25, born in Dover (Marsh & McLennan consultant from Deloitte & Touche LLP)

Maine:

Douglas E. Oelschlager, Kittery (FDNY first responder)

Massachusetts

Robert Jay Hayes, 38 (Flight 11, passenger)
Laurie Ann Neira, 49 (Flight 11, passenger)

9/11 Steel Artifact Memorial in Portsmouth (City of Portsmouth)

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com or via X (Twitter) @DanAlexanderNH

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