As the nation mourns the loss of 2,977 people who perished 21 years ago in the terrorist attacks on 9/11, several organizations around San Diego County will hold memorials and remembrances this weekend.
On Sunday, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, National City Fire Department, FDNY Retirees of San Diego, SDFF Emerald Society, and The Wounded Warrior Project will hold a remembrance ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum at 10:30 a.m.
Sunshine Brooks Theatre in Oceanside will host a book signing and panel discussion of"Outside the Wire: Stories from Front Line Combat Veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan" with Amy Forsythe and U.S. Marine Corps Majors Scott A. Huesing and Fred Galvin . Book signing begins at 2 p.m. and panel discussion begins at 7:30 p.m.
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