Remembering 9/11

Huntington Beach will unveil its Sept. 11 memorial Sunday afternoon on the 15th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

The $200,000 monument pays tribute to the World Trade Center towers in New York City that fell after being struck by hijacked airliners. The centerpiece consists of two 9 1/2-foot-tall granite pillars featuring two pieces of steel from the Twin Towers. It sits atop a pentagon with the words “We Will Never Forget” and is accompanied by plaques listing donors and describing what happened that day.

The memorial is set to premiere at a ceremony from 2 to 4 p.m. outside City Hall at 2000 Main St.

Activities will include the posting of a 1 World Trade Center flag, a flyover by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Air Support Unit, a pipe and drum corps playing “Amazing Grace” and the singing of the national anthem by students with the Huntington Beach High School Academy for the Performing Arts.

Several other 9/11-related local events are scheduled for Sunday:

• Kiwanis Pacific Coast Triathlon and Duathlon: 7 a.m. at Crystal Cove State Park, 8471 Coast Hwy. Organizers Scott and Kari Davis will present two commemorative medals to the city of Newport Beach to honor the work of local firefighters and the city’s longstanding support of the race. Information: octriseries.com.

• Tunnels to Towers 5K run/walk: 8 a.m. at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort & Marina, 941 N. Bayside Drive, Newport Beach, benefiting the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, named after a New York City firefighter who died while trying to rescue people from the Twin Towers. Funds raised will support first-responders and wounded combat veterans. Information: t2trun.org.

• Public safety radio broadcast: 8:45 a.m. at any Costa Mesa fire station, honoring those who died in the attacks.

• Laguna Beach memorial service: Heisler Park, beginning at 8:46 a.m. — the time when the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center.