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Milton holds 9/11 remembrance
Raising the flag is Alan Jackson of Milton Fire Department. Saluting are (l-r) Broadkiln VFW Commander Hank Rickards, officer Casey Lewis of Milton Police Department and trumpeter John Hoffmann, who played “Taps.” RYAN MAVITY PHOTOS
September 12, 2022
Fire Chief Johnny Hopkins gives opening remarks.
The crowd at Milton Memorial Park salutes the flag as the national anthem is played.
Jack Hudson reads the Firefighters Prayer.
Rep. Steve Smyk, R-Milton, a former police officer, is surrounded by current and former officers as he reads the Police Officer’s Prayer.
John Hoffman plays the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
Despite the threat of rain, Milton Memorial Park was the scene of a ceremony remembering those who died in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Hosted by Milton Fire Department Chief Johnny Hopkins, the event was scaled down from years past but was no less solemn, as those in attendance remembered the civilians and first responders who lost their lives that day. At precisely 8:46 a.m., the fire department’s emergency siren went off, which was the exact time the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
The event concluded with the raising of the American flag to half mast in tribute to those who died.
