Nixon Library Holds 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony Amid COVID-19

Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, center, stands in front of uniformed first responders at the opening of the annual 9/11 memorial ceremony at the Richard Nixon Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif., on Sept. 11, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

YORBA LINDA, Calif.—The Richard Nixon Foundation in Yorba Linda held its annual 9/11 commemoration ceremony on the morning of Sept. 11, with the event taking a different shape due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ceremony was held in the Pat Nixon Amphitheater, an outdoor area on the grounds of the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. In order to follow social distancing rules, the event was invite only, with a limited number of sheriff’s deputies and first responders in attendance.