Richard Moen of Elgin bows his head in prayer during Elgin's annual Patriots' Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Civic Center Plaza. Moen is a member of American Legion Post 57.
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The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 were remembered today in Elgin and Lincolnshire. Other ceremonies will be held this evening in Hoffman Estates, Wheaton and Naperville.
Students start day with Sept. 11 perspective
Stevenson High School student Samhita Madduru, 17, sings the national anthem Wednesday for a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Lincolnshire.
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A huge flag is flown from a ladder truck as Retired Marine Dino Moran a P.E. Teacher at Stevenson High School speaks to students and local first responders gathered in front of the school at 8 a.m. Wednesday for a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Lincolnshire.
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Melodie Rivera sings the national anthem during Elgin's annual Patriots' Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Civic Center Plaza.
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Gordon Steinway of American Legion Post 57 plays Taps during Elgin's annual Patriots' Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Civic Center Plaza.
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Eighteen-year-old Adlai E. Stevenson High School student Ethan Meoman, 18, holds a flag during the ceremony Wednesday for a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Lincolnshire.
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Mayor David Kaptain addresses the crowd during Elgin's annual Patriots' Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Civic Center Plaza.
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Robert and Rosemary Holland of Elgin stand during Elgin's annual Patriots' Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Civic Center Plaza.
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Stevenson High School students cover their hearts as the national anthem is sung in front of the school at 8 a.m. Wednesday for a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Lincolnshire.
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Elgin firefighter Mickey Widtfelldt sounds a bell honoring those lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks during Elgin's annual Patriots' Day Ceremony on Wednesday at the Civic Center Plaza.
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Retired Marine Dino Moran a P.E. Teacher at Adlai E. Stevenson High School talks to the assembled crowd at Wednesday for a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Lincolnshire.
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First responders gathered with students in front of the Adlai E. Stevenson High School at 8 a.m. Wednesday for a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Lincolnshire.
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Stevenson High School student John Raymond, a senior plays taps Wednesday for a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Lincolnshire.
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Firefighters lower a large American flag at Adlai E. Stevenson High School Stevenson High School Wednesday after a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Lincolnshire.
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Mary Light of Wheaton and other visitors on Wednesday to the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park recognized the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks with a ceremony introducing a new permanent exhibit. Two steel beams salvaged from the remains of the World Trade Center are the centerpiece. Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief Patrick Maloney spoke during the event.
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People rise for the national anthem on Wednesday at the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park and recognize the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks with a ceremony introducing a new permanent exhibit. Two steel beams salvaged from the remains of the World Trade Center are the centerpiece.
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Visitors on Wednesday to the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park recognized the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks by tying blue ribbons at a ceremony introducing a new permanent exhibit. Two steel beams salvaged from the remains of the World Trade Center are the centerpiece.
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Visitors on Wednesday to the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park recognized the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks with a ceremony introducing a new permanent exhibit. Two steel beams salvaged from the remains of the World Trade Center are the centerpiece. Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief Patrick Maloney spoke about his experience assisting in New York City in the wake of the attack.
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Visitors on Wednesday to the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park recognized the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks with a ceremony introducing a new permanent exhibit. Two steel beams salvaged from the remains of the World Trade Center are the centerpiece. Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief Patrick Maloney spoke during the event.
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Kathy Moore of Lombard wipes away tears after touching World Trade Center steel on Wednesday. Visitors to the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park recognized the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks with a ceremony introducing a new permanent exhibit. Two steel beams salvaged from the remains of the World Trade Center are the centerpiece.
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Charles F. Johanns, co-chair of the Naperville 9/11 Shanower Memorial Commission speaks at a Sept. 11 ceremony at the memorial on the riverwalk in Naperville Wednesday. Commander Dan Shanower of the U.S.Navy was a Naperville native who was killed in the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. In the foreground is a twisted iron beam from the World Trade Center in New York City.
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People gather at the Cmdr. Dan Shanower Memorial on the riverwalk in Naperville Wednesday following a Sept. 11 ceremony.
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Mark Puknaitis, Naperville Fire Chief, catches his breath at the Sept. 11 ceremony at the Cmdr. Dan Shanower memorial on the riverwalk in Naperville Wednesday.
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Naperville firefighters stand at attention during a Sept. 11 ceremony at the Cmdr. Dan Shanower memorial on the riverwalk in Naperville Wednesday.
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Members of the Hoffman Estates police and fire department honor guards make their entrance during a Sept. 11 remebrance ceremony at the Hoffman Estates Village Hall Wednesday.
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Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod speaks during a Sept. 11 remebrance ceremony at the Hoffman Estates Village Hall Wednesday.
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Audience members listen to the keynote speaker, Schaumburg Fire Capt. John Schneidwind, who was among the long-distance responders after Sept. 11, during a Sept. 11 remebrance ceremony at the Hoffman Estates Village Hall Wednesday.
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Schaumburg Fire Capt. John Schneidwind, who was among the long-distance responders after Sept. 11, speaks during a Sept. 11 remebrance ceremony at the Hoffman Estates Village Hall Wednesday.
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