CONWAY — Never forget. That was the refrain voiced by speakers at a ceremony attended by about 80 people in North Conway’s Schouler Park on Wednesday morning marking the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
“We are here to honor, remember and pray for the over 3,000 lives that were lost on that tragic day,” said event chair and state Rep. Steve Woodcock (D-Conway), member of American Legion Post 95 of North Conway. “And beyond that, we cannot and should not forget the families and friends that are still impacted each day by these losses.”
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