DeWitt pays tribute to 9/11

Residents and visitors gathered at DeWitt Town Hall Sunday, Sept. 11, to honor the memory of lives lost in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. A memorial ceremony was held at 9 a.m. in front of the DeWitt 9/11 Memorial monument, which features a steel column that was part of New York City’s Twin Towers. More than 3,000 American Flags were placed on the lawn to represent lives lost in the attacks.

The shadow of the DeWitt 9/11 Memorial monument looms over American Flags during a memorial ...

DeWitt Police Chief Eugene Conway, with the 9/11 Memorial behind him, addresses the audience as ...

Senator John DeFrancisco and Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle join DeWitt residents and visitors in saying ...

Audience members say the Pledge of Allegiance during the DeWitt 9/11 Memorial Ceremony.

One audience member wears his red, white and blue proud during Sunday's ceremony.

Max Bregande, a senior at Jamesville-DeWitt High School, reads his essay on his recollection of ...

Retired U.S. Army Colonel F. William Smullen III, of DeWitt, reads his speech "“Beyond Stone ...

More than 3,000 American Flags were placed on the lawn outside DeWitt Town Hall to ...

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