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Michigan House holds 9/11 remembrance, honors fallen first responders
Summary
The Michigan House of Representatives held a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at the State Capitol featuring remarks from Brig. Gen. R. V. Wogg, a bell ceremony, reading of names of first responders who died in the last year, and musical and invocation components. An opening speaker’s reference to recent high-profile assassinations was inaccurate.
The Michigan House of Representatives held a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at the State Capitol in Lansing on Sept. 11, 2025, honoring victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks and Michigan first responders who died in the past year.
Brigadier General R. V. Wogg, assistant adjutant general for the Michigan National Guard, delivered the principal remarks, calling on attendees to remember the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and to honor the service of first responders and service members. “We made a promise we would remain vigilant, that we would remain united, and that we would never forget,” Wogg said.
The event included an invocation by Pastor Joe Schaler of Parchment Methodist Church, the Pledge of…
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