Images: Remembering 9/11 around the country and in the suburbs
The world took time out on Sunday to remember those lost during terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Almost 3,000 people died when terrorists hijacked passenger jets and flew them into the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York, into the Pentagon in Washington, and when passengers of Flight 93 overwhelmed the terrorists and forced the plane to crash in a field in Pennsylvania.
Community Character Coalition member Nanci Vanderweel reads a 9/11 commemoration during the Elk Grove Village September 11, 15th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday at the VFW Post 9248 hall. In addition to the VFW, the Community Character Coalition, the Heart of a Marine Foundation, Shennyo-en Temple and the Elk Grove Interfaith Council sponsored the event.
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Elk Grove Village Fire Chief Stephen Schmidt reflects on his visit to New York after 9/11 during the Elk Grove Village September 11, 15th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday at the VFW Post 9248 hall. In addition to the VFW, the Community Character Coalition, the Heart of a Marine Foundation, Shennyo-en Temple and the Elk Grove Interfaith Council sponsored the event.
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Debby McMahan of the Elgin Fire Department rings a bell in memory of people impacted by the September 11 terrorist attacks during a September 11th remembrance ceremony Sunday in City of Elgin Plaza.
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Marine veteran Elvis Gutierrez and wife Janet, of Elgin, bow their head for a benediction during a September 11th remembrance ceremony in City of Elgin Plaza. Gutierrez served three tours of duty in Afghanistan. Flags are at half staff in recognition of the day.
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City officials participating in a September 11th remembrance ceremony salute a color guard as they post the cools Sunday in City of Elgin Plaza.
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Assistant fire chief Bryan McMahan shares his memories during a September 11th remembrance ceremony in City of Elgin Plaza.
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Police Sgt. Jim Lullo leads a color guard as they post the colors during a September 11th remembrance ceremony Sunday in City of Elgin Plaza.
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Members of the Naperville Fire Department raise the American Flag to half staff during a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony at The Cmdr. Dan Shanower Memorial in Naperville, IL on Sunday, September 11, 2016.
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Color guard members from the Naperville Police and Fire Department present the colors during a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony at The Cmdr. Dan Shanower Memorial in Naperville, IL on Sunday, September 11.
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Members of the Naperville Exchange Club carry American Flags down the Naperville river walk at the start of the Naperville Sept. 11 memorial ceremony at The Cmdr. Dan Shanower Memorial in Naperville, IL on Sunday, September 11, 2016.
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Rachel Wike (left) and Stephanie Shanower watch as doves are released during a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony at The Cmdr. Dan Shanower Memorial in Naperville, IL on Sunday, September 11.
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Gurnee firefighters listen to speakers during the Exchange Club of Gurnee 9/11 Remembrance Celebration on Sunday in Viking Park. The event also honored Det. Traci Pugliese as Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, Firemedic Bill Heuer as Firefighter of the Year and CSO Ashley Teasdale as Civilian of the Year.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
A crowd listens to speakers during the Exchange Club of Gurnee 9/11 Remembrance Celebration on Sunday in Viking Park. The event also honored Det. Traci Pugliese as Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, Firemedic Bill Heuer as Firefighter of the Year and CSO Ashley Teasdale as Civilian of the Year.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Det. Traci Pugliese speaks after it was announced she was Law Enforcement Officer of the Year during the Exchange Club of Gurnee 9/11 Remembrance Celebration on Sunday in Viking Park. The event also honored Bill Heuer as Firefighter of the Year and CSO Ashley Teasdale as Civilian of the Year.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
A visitor to the National September 11 Memorial pauses for a moment at the south pool on the 15th anniversary of the attacks of the World Trade Center, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in New York.
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A photograph and roses decorate a name carved into the north pool of the National September 11 Memorial on the 15th anniversary of the attacks of the World Trade Center, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 in New York.
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Mourners hold photos of their loved ones during the 15th anniversary of the attacks of the World Trade Center at the National September 11 Memorial, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in New York.
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Visitors make their way through the Flight 93 National Memorial before lit candles are carried to the Wall of Names in memory of the passengers and crew of Flight 93, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, as the nation marks the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Family members of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 visit the boulder at the crash site following a wreath-laying ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, as the nation marks the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Family members of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 touch the Wall of Names following a wreath-laying ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, as the nation marks the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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A firefighter touches the names of the firefighters who died in the Sept. 11 attacks carved in the south pool during 15th anniversary ceremony of the attacks on the World Trade Center at the Sept. 11 memorial, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in New York.
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An FDNY firefighter walks among flags at the FDNY Memorial Wall on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, on the 15th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
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President Barack Obama bows as a moment of silence is observed during a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016.
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President Barack Obama listens as Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks during a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at the Pentagon in Washington.
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