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21-mile 9/11 memorial walk planned for Sunday in St. Joseph County

U.S. service members attend the 9/11 observance ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va.
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U.S. service members attend the 9/11 observance ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va.

A 21-mile memorial walk is planned for this Sunday in St. Joseph County to remember and honor those killed on Sept. 11, 2001.

Starting at the Martin’s Super Market at 926 Ireland Rd. on the south side of South Bend, the walk will proceed north through the city to the 9/11 memorial at St. Patrick’s County Park. Participants are encouraged to bring American flags.

The route starts at 9:11 a.m. this Sunday, Sept. 11. Registration, a map of the route and more information is available online.

Contact Jakob at jlazzaro@wvpe.org or follow him on Twitter at @JakobLazzaro.

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Jakob Lazzaro came to Indiana from Chicago, where he graduated from Northwestern University in 2020 with a degree in Journalism and a double major in History. Before joining WVPE, he wrote NPR's Source of the Week e-mail newsletter, and previously worked for CalMatters, Pittsburgh's 90.5 WESA and North by Northwestern.