Mayor John Warford and the governing body of the City of Bismarck express their support of the United States Senate regarding coming together as a Nation and ceasing all work or other activity for a Moment of Remembrance beginning at 12:00 Noon Central Daylight Time on September 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks committed against the United States on September 11, 2001.
Mayor Warford and the Bismarck Board of Commissioners encourage the observance of the moment of remembrance to last for 1 minute beginning at 12:00 p.m. Noon Central Daylight Time, to the maximum extent practicable ceasing all work or other activity; and marking the moment in an appropriate manner, including by ringing bells, blowing whistles, or sounding sirens in a signal to all Americans to "Stop and Remember."
"We offer our deepest and most sincere condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the innocent victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and honor the heroic service, actions, and sacrifices of first responders, law enforcement personnel, state and local officials, volunteers, and countless others who aided the innocent victims of those attacks and, in doing so, bravely risked and often gave their own lives," said Mayor Warford.