Myrtle Beach 9-11 Unity Memorial Unveiled

The Myrtle Beach 9-11 Unity Memorial, featuring a piece of ribbon beam from the fallen North Tower of the World Trade Center, was unveiled during a moving ceremony Tuesday evening at Broadway at the Beach.

The ceremony, which was part of the annual friends of the Unity Memorial and the Chicora District of the Pee Dee Area Council, BSA event, included Kevin O’Brien, a retired FDNY firefighter who was at Ground Zero on 9-11, and Theresa Regan, whose husband, a firefighter, died trying to help others out of the stricken World Trade Center Towers.

The Memorial, which includes a 9-11 timeline of events, showcases the wounded ribbon beam, providing Myrtle Beach area residents, and the millions of guests who visit the area each year, a shrine to remember those who lost their lives in the tragic attacks and honor the first responders who prevented the loss of life from being even greater.

The event concluded with a candle lighting ceremony and the Socastee United Methodist Choir leading the audience in the singing of God Bless America.

The new shrine will bookend the Unity Memorial, conceived by members of Cub Scout Pack 891 in the aftermath of the September 11 tragedy.  

In the wake of the 9-11 attacks, the Myrtle Beach tourism community hosted countless first responders to provide them a respite from the work of restoring Ground Zero, and MBGH launched the FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing, forging a relationship with the FDNY and its membership that continues to this day.

As a show of appreciation for the hospitality provided to first responders by the Myrtle Beach tourism community, a piece of ribbon beam from the North Tower was presented to MBGH in May 2011, leading to the construction of the Myrtle Beach 9-11 Unity Memorial.

About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association comprised of 79 championship golf courses and 99 golf package providers in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area. Founded in 1967, the organization continues to be the driving force behind the growth of the region’s thriving golf market. The originator of the “Stay and Play Package,” Golf Holiday provides non-biased information about accommodations and golf courses to assist golfers in making the most informed decisions when planning for their next vacation.

Golf Holiday also hosts seven events and tournaments annually to help to foster continued growth of the game. In addition to hosting the Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament each spring, Golf Holiday also manages the GOLF.com World Amateur Handicap Championship – the world's largest single-site amateur golf tournament, the Summer Family Golf Tournaments, the Palmetto High School Golf Championships, the Veterans Golf Classic and the Myrtle Beach Never Forgets Memorial Golf Outing.