Lives lost to terror 23 years ago. Tri-Cities firefighters and others remember 9/11
About 80 people attended Wednesday’s ceremony in Kennewick observing the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Key moments of the remembrance included changing of the guard, moments of silence when the planes crashed and a bell ringing to honor line-of duty deaths for the first responders killed.
The event was at the 9/11 Memorial at Kennewick’s Southridge Sports & Events Complex.
The site includes a 35-foot piece of steel weighing 3 tons from the World Trade Center complex, which was hauled to the Tri-Cities through the efforts of Lampson International, the city of Kennewick and the Port Authorities of New York and New Jersey.
The flag on the 9/11 Memorial was lowered and folded at the end of the event to honor all lives lost in the attacks, including during and following Sept. 11, 2001.
This story was originally published September 11, 2024 at 12:51 PM.