Milton will come together to remember the suffering, the sacrifices, and the shared sense of unity and purpose experienced by so many on and after the September 11 terrorist attack.

 

This year’s ceremony will take place, yet again, between the lawn and main entrance of Milton High School (13025 Birmingham Highway). Anyone can attend starting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 11 – so 24 years to the day since thousands of citizens and first responders tragically and violently lost their lives.

 

While anyone is invited, families, students, and staff at Milton High School annually take the lead in organizing and leading our community’s annual 9/11 commemoration. Mayor Peyton Jamison has, and will once again, participate in the 2025 edition, with Milton firefighters and police officers on hand as well.

One week ahead of this event -- so starting on September 4 --the Milton High lawn will be filled with nearly 3,000 American flags. Each one contains the name of someone killed that sunny late summer day in New York City, the Pentagon outside Washington, and a field in Pennsylvania. Citizens are welcome to come by during that week to take photographs, pay respects to those victims, and reflect on the September 11 attack.