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IU Kokomo observes second Patriot Day on September 11
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KOKOMO, Ind.—Indiana University Kokomo will observe Patriot Day Thursday, September 11, at 9:30 a.m. in front of the Main Building. All campus and community members are welcome to participate in a short ceremony near the flagpole, honoring victims and survivors of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.
Members of George Ray Goudy Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1152 will present a 21-gun salute. Hope Oaks will perform “Amazing Grace” on the bagpipes. Trumpeter David Britton will play “Taps.” Chancellor Ruth J. Person will conclude the ceremony with brief remarks. In 2002, President George W. Bush declared September 11 as the first observance of Patriot Day. He called on the nation to remember the tragedy with special services. For more information, contact the IU Kokomo Office of Student Activities, (765) 455-9203.
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