Schedule for annual 9/11 remembrance, how you can participate

A "9/11: A Day That Changed America" photo exhibit and a pickup truck that the New York-New Jersey Port Authority used in rescue efforts following the attacks will be displayed Friday, Sept. 11, at the downtown museum, 303 Pearl St. NW. That same day, area boy scouts will salute the American flag outside the museum from sunrise until sunset.

Museum admission will be free 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11.

• 7:18 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Area boy scouts start saluting the flag at sunrise. Public participation is welcome at any time.

• 8:40 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Honor Guard lowers the flag to half-staff

• 8:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, There's a moment of silence and remembrance

• 8:46 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, A bell rings one time, at the time when a plane crashed into the first World Trade Center tower

• 8:50 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell speaks

• 9:03 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, A bell rings one time, at the time when a plane crashed into the second World Trade Center tower

• 9:37 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, A bell rings one time, at the time when a plane crashed into the Pentagon

• 10:03 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, A bell rings one time, at the time United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania

• noon Friday, Sept. 11, a public ceremony honors police, fire, emergency medical service and military personnel

• 12:30-2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, there's a K-9 unit demonstration with meet and greet at Ah-Nab-Awen Park

• 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, a public ceremony includes a performance by The Salvation Army Brass Band, remarks from Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and President Ford Field Service Council President Wayman Britt, a flag presentation to the parents of Army Spc. 4th Class Brian K. Derks, who was killed in action Aug. 13, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, and a flag-raising to full staff

• 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, the scouts end their salute at sunset