Tenth Anniversary program to include the tolling of Cathedral funeral bell at the moments of the airplane strikes.
President Barack Obama will speak at Washington National Cathedral the evening of Sunday, September 11, during A Concert for Hope, the capstone event of a three-day commemoration of the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001. “President Obama will visit the three memorial sites in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon on September 11, reminding us all of the tremendous toll that tragic day had on our nation," said Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III. "We are honored that the President will conclude this journey at the National Cathedral.” The three-day commemoration begins Friday, September 9, with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaking at A Concert to Honor, a memorial dedicated to the victims of 9/11 as well as the nearly 6,000…
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Heavy congestion and delays are expected on I-66, I-495 and adjoining roads.
Virginia State Police warn area motorists to avoid the Dulles Toll Road and Interstate 66 Friday afternoon, as more than 1,800 motorcyclists pay tribute to the victims of September 11, 2001. Police plan to block eastbound traffic on I-66 from the Capital Beltway to Route 110 southbound. No traffic will be allowed to access the on-ramps to I-66 eastbound between Fairfax and Arlington counties. The four-day motorcycle procession from Somerset, Pennsylvania, to the Pentagon and finally the World Trade Center is part of this year's America's 9/11 Foundation tribute. Riders are expected to enter Loudoun County from Maryland at about 2 p.m. Friday. They will pass Leesburg and take the Dulles Greenway to the toll road, then ride along I-66 into…
