
Port Charlotte American Legion Post 110 is remembering those who died in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, on Sunday.
The American Legion remembrance ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. at 3152 Harbor Blvd. in Port Charlotte, with bell ringings at the time each of the planes crashed into the twin towers, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania.
Following the ceremony, the American Legion will also be honoring Elmer Dunham, a World War II veteran who turned 100 years old on Saturday.
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