Wrangell Legion unit remembers 9/11 victims with service project

WRANGELL - The local American Legion unit held a day of service and remembrance over the weekend, dedicated to the September 11 attacks.

The American Legion Auxiliary of Alaska Unit #6 was awarded a $1,000 grant this summer from the national organization, one of 50 such awards provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The funds would go toward projects across the country, held between September 8 and 13 in memory of those involved in the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Nineteen men affiliated with the al-Qaeda terrorist organization had on that day hijacked four passenger...

 

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