Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport is inviting the entire Airport community to participate in a ceremony on…
Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport is inviting the entire Airport community to participate in a ceremony on September 11, 2002 at 8:30 a.m. at Founder`s Plaza to honor and remember the thousands of victims of last year`s September 11 terrorist attacks. The Airport will also pay tribute to the heroes in Washington, D.C. and New York, and acknowledge the hundreds of employees and public safety officers at DFW who made sure not a single passenger was left stranded at the airport that tragic day.
Following the brief ceremony, the Airport`s employee volunteers, known as the Helping Hearts, will be dispatched to the Airport`s four terminals to be a positive and comforting presence for passengers. The volunteer group was born on September 11, after 243 aircraft were grounded at DFW following the attacks. The volunteers will join forces with
September 11 was a tragic day for our country and for the world and we believe it is fitting to respectfully acknowledge all of the victims and heroes of that day, and in the days since the attacks, says Jeff Fegan, CEO of DFW. The DFW Airport community also pulled together like never before to assist our passengers and assure a secure environment. The spirit that was born during those dark hours has indeed been an inspiration to us all in the past year.
The commemoration will include the Airport Department of Public Safety Honor/Color Guard, prayers by Airport chaplains, patriotic music, a moment of silence and a military fly-over salute. One of the aircraft participating, an AWACS E-3, was one of the first in the air to protect the skies over Washington, D.C. on September 11. The aircraft and crew are from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. DFW`s Honor/Color Guard was established in 1980 and will lower the U.S. Flag to half-staff to begin the ceremony.
DFW Airport board employees will also be participating in the United Way`s Day of Caring and Remembrance and are encouraged to bring in canned goods on September 11 to be distributed to Dallas and Tarrant County food banks.
Memorial services will also be conducted at various times throughout the day in the chapels located in each of the Airport`s four terminals. DFW`s Interfaith Chaplaincy will conduct the services.
Time & Location:
10 a.m. Terminal A Public side Gate 24
11 a.m. Terminal B Secure side Gate 28
12 p.m. Terminal C Public side Gate 15
1 p.m. Terminal E Secure side Gate 4
Located halfway between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, DFW International Airport is the world`s third busiest, offering nearly 2,000 flights per day and serving 55 million passengers a year. DFW International Airport provides non-stop service to 129 domestic and 30 international destinations worldwide.
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