We Remember 9/11
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Friday, September 11, 2026
π 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
π KGOP Office - 5250 Lovers Lane, Suite LL110, Portage, MI 49002
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Friday is the 25th anniversary of 9/11, one of the darkest days in our nationβs history, when Muslim terrorists killed 2,977. Among those killed were 343 firefighters and paramedics, plus 60 New York City and Port Authority police officers. Twenty-two-year-old Brad Hoorn of Richland was among those killed in the World Trade Center.
On this anniversary, we honor the victims, and remember how this evil act changed our world.
The Friday KGOP Coffee features two men on the front lines during and after 9/11.
Dan Lundgren of Oshtemo, a retired U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialist, was on duty at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) on September 11, 2001, as a US Department of Agriculture officer inspecting food entering the US from abroad.
Jason Mikkelborg of Portage served in combat with the US Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2003-2005. His Military Occupational Specialty was 51M Crash Rescue Firefighter, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division.
Lundgren will share his experience from 9/11, when US airspace was abruptly closed, all planes were grounded, and there was confusion among officials, as well as panic among some travelers.
Mikkelborg will discuss his role serving from Forward Operating Base Ridgeway in the deadly βSunni Triangleβ. He was a Crew Chief, operating a tanker vehicle shuttling water to support team missions, as well as supporting search and rescue of downed aircraft.
After Lundgrenβs and Mikkelborgβs presentations, ...