Memory of 9/11 honored with wide program of events and monument

Firefighters and policemen of Polish origin who participated in the rescue operation after the terrorist attack on New York and Washington came to Poland yesterday in order to take part in events to commemorate the attack. They have already met the Prime Minister Leszek Miller and Interior Minister Krzysztof Janik and will soon also talk with their counterparts from Krakow. "I feel very honored" said one of the policemen, Julian Dwornik. The events to mark the attack are being organized by the U.S. Embassy, Warsaw's authorities as well as the Interior Ministry, the National Museum and the National Security Office, as a mark of solidarity. The program includes opening an exhibition entitled "New York before and after September 11" as well as many concerts. A monument commemorating Poles who died in the terrorist attacks will be unveiled in Warsaw tomorrow. It will be ceremoniously be unveiled by President Aleksander Kwasniewski. (Zycie, p. 7) A.Z.