Goodwin University hosts annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony NBC Connecticut [Video]

Goodwin University hosted their annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony Wednesday morning.

“It’s a day that’s impossible to forget,” said Craig Jordan, Goodwin University’s Veteran Coordinator. “In many ways, 9/11 reshaped how Americans think about war and peace.”

Members of the community came together at the Connecticut Fallen Star Memorial in East Hartford to remember the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the attacks, including 161 people from Connecticut.

It was also a time to honor fallen post-9/11 military heroes.

“The impact of the heinous events have led to many of our sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, possibly mothers and fathers possibly joining the military,” Patricia Perry, president of CT Gold Star Mothers, said.

It’s something Parry knows all too well.

“My son enlisted three months before 9/11, so he determined that he wanted to be in the military, but of course he continued to serve for 10 years,” she said.

Her son Brian was a …