- September 8, 2021
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ROTC Cadet Alex De Borja played “Taps” at the end of the ceremony.
OCSO Sgt. Menachem Green was the keynote speaker of the memorial event.
DPHS Air Force ROTC cadets stood at attention as the Memorial Tribute began.
From left: Air Force ROTC cadets Haofeng Chen, Marielys Rodriguez, Johnathan Schultz and Corinne Rodriguez-Ikerd were in charge of raising the flag.
OCSO Sgt. Menachem Green shared his experiences about his search and rescue efforts at ground zero in the days that followed the Sept. 11 attack.
DPHS marching band members marched into position as the ceremony was about to begin.
Marielys Rodriguez, left, and Johnathan Schultz prepared and raised the flag during the ceremony.
Dozens of American flags adorned the lawn surrounding the school’s flagpole.
Members of the DPHS marching band played “The Star Spangled Banner” during the memorial event.
ROTC instructor Lt. Colonel Rick Proctor led and delivered a speech during the ceremony.
ROTC Cadets saluted the flag as the band played “The Star Spangled Banner.”
Dr. Phillips High Air Force Junior ROTC cadets and other students gathered at the school’s flagpole on Wednesday, Sept. 11, to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The school’s sixth annual Memorial Tribute honors those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 attacks and the first responders who sprung into action on one of the darkest days of American history. The school’s ROTC instructor Lt. Colonel Rick Proctor, who is retired from the U.S. Air Force, led the ceremony, and introduced the keynote speaker, Sgt. Menachem Green of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Green provided search and rescue services at ground zero in the days that followed the Sept. 11 attacks.
