9-11 Remembrance Ceremony

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus

8:15 A.M. Flag Raising, Campus entrance
8:30 A.M. Remembrance Program, Courtyard

For more information, please contact sm-veteransuccess@usf.edu or 941-359-4291.

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Woman and military person carrying rememberance wreath

Speaker: Retired Battalion Chief John “Jack” McDonnell

On Sept. 11, 2001, veteran firefighter John “Jack” McDonnell was the Fire Department of New York captain in charge of Ladder Company 24, headquartered near Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan. By the time McDonnell arrived at Ground Zero that day, both 1 World Trade Center and 2 Trade Center had fallen, and he joined in the search and rescue effort at the site.

McDonnell, recipient of the Fire Department of New York’s medal of valor for his response to a fire in 1987, retired as battalion chief for the FDNY. He now resides in Lakewood Ranch.

Attendees
Sarasota Police Department	Sarasota County Fire Department	Sarasota County Sheriff Office
Campus Police Department	United States Marine Corps, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion	United States Army, Sarasota Recruiting Company
Braden River Brass Quintet	Ross Allen, Bagpiper and USF Alumni	Saint Stephens Episcopal School
Booker Middle School