City of Columbia, MO
09/11/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/11/2025 07:31
City of Columbia, University of Missouri to hold Patriot Day event
P.O. BOX 6015
COLUMBIA, MO 65205
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2025
CONTACT: Sydney Olsen
Engagement and Public Communications Manager
City Manager's Office
City of Columbia
573.874.7438
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Christopher Ave
Director of Media Relations and Public Affairs
University of Missouri
573.882.9325
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City of Columbia, University of Missouri to hold Patriot Day event
(COLUMBIA, MO)- The City of Columbia and the University of Missouri will hold a ceremony in remembrance of the lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The wreath-laying ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at Traditions Plaza on the University of Missouri campus. Members of the public are invited to attend the event.
This year will mark 24 years since the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
The ceremony will include a procession, a wreath laying, presentation of the colors by the Joint Services Color Guard and City Honor Guards, and a flyover by the University of Missouri Health Care helicopter.
Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe and University of Missouri President Mun Choi will give remarks.
The ceremony will conclude with the Joint Services Color Guard retiring the colors.
This year will mark 24 years since the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
The ceremony will include a procession, a wreath laying, presentation of the colors by the Joint Services Color Guard and City Honor Guards, and a flyover by the University of Missouri Health Care helicopter.
Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe and University of Missouri President Mun Choi will give remarks.
The ceremony will conclude with the Joint Services Color Guard retiring the colors.
City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.
City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.
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