Connecticut Remembers 9/11 With Lowered Flags, Ceremony

HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has directed that U.S. and state flags be flown at half-staff to remember the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Malloy also issued a proclamation Thursday declaring the day as Honor Our Heroes and Remembrance Day in Connecticut.

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State officials said 161 of the victims had ties to Connecticut.

"With each year on the anniversary of September 11, we take time to remember the lives of those we lost, honor the men and women of our military who continue to fight for our freedom, and come together as a nation unified with an indomitable will and spirit that cannot be broken," Malloy stated.  "We pay tribute to those who performed extraordinary acts of heroism on that day, selflessly putting themselves in harm's way to protect the lives of complete strangers, and we support the families of those whose lives were taken all too soon, including the many families from Connecticut who have been forever impacted by the tragedy.  No amount of time will ever cause us to forget."

Malloy, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, family members of those who were killed and others observed the 13th anniversary of 9/11 at a ceremony Wednesday at the state's 9/11 memorial at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport.

The park was used as a staging area for Connecticut's relief efforts to New York City on 9/11.

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