- September 11, 2018
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The choir from First Baptist Church Windermere sang for the audience.
The Windermere Honor Guard presented and paid respect to the colors.
Town Manager Robert Smith handed out colored roses.
Former Mayor Gary Bruhn was solemn as people gathered around the town’s 9/11 Memorial.
Mayor Jim O’Brien thanked attendees for coming to remember Sept. 11.
Each attendee placed a colored rose around the 9/11 memorial.
Even children were happy to place a rose under the memorial wreath.
The town of Windermere’s memorial wreath sat next to its 9/11 memorial, a piece of the towers that fell.
The Windermere Honor Guard presented the colors.
Griffin Hebel stood with the American flag during the pledge of allegiance and national anthem.
The town’s memorial wreath stated that town residents would never forget 9/11.
Each attendee placed a colored rose around the 9/11 memorial.
Even children were happy to place a rose under the memorial wreath.
Windermere’s memorial wreath was decorated with red, white and blue roses.
Eighteen years following the terrorist attacks in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, the town of Windermere recognizes the importance of remembering that day. On Wednesday, Sept. 11, town staff and residents gathered outside Town Hall for a remembrance ceremony. Mayor Jim O’Brien addressed attendees, stating that the town never would forget 9/11, and First Baptist Church Windermere’s choir members performed three songs. The ceremony ended with each attendee placing a colored rose near the memorial wreath, located next to the town’s 9/11 memorial.
