Councilman Vincent Gentile opens the ceremony

Joyce Abrahamsen sings the Norwegian and American National Anthems

Councilman Vincent Gentile and the audience

The signing of the Sister Cities Agreement on this side of the Atlantic

Victoria Hofmo, President to the Scandinavian East Coast Museum

Councilman Gentile and Deputy Consul General Henrik Width

Carrying the Memorial Wreath Deputy Consul General Henrik Width and Councilman Vincent Gentile

Joyce Abrahamsen singing Solveig’s Song

Victor Samuelsen, representing the Mayor of Vanse, Norway and Henrik Width

Henrik Width, Pastor Arne Abrahamsen and George Jensen - First Evangelical Free Church

Joyce Abrahamsen in bunad

The Memorial Wreath to be hung on the Norway Sunset Maple in Leif Ericsson Park.  Both in memory of those innocent lives that were lost in Norway in July 2011