091118 McHenry Sept. 11 ceremony (MA)

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McHenry Township Battalion Chief Kevin Sears, left, presents a folded flag to officer John Adams, right, to be flown at half-mast as attendees watch during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.

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Kelli Mehl, left, and Tiffany Schwall, both of McHenry, watch in attendance as McHenry Township Fire Protection District field training instructor Chris Rohde rings a bell on stage during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.

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Officer John Adams unfolds an American flag to be flown at half-mast during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.

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From left: Firefighter Jenny Winkler, officer John Adams, firefighter Jackson Wulf, and firefighter Rob Freund salute the flag flown at half-mast along with other attendees during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.

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McHenry officer John Adams heads toward the stage to receive a folded flag during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.

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McHenry Township firefighters unfold a large flag to be flown from the base of their ladder truck's bucket during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.

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Firefighter Jenny Winkler salutes the flag, flown at half-mast during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.

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Jackson Wulf (bottom) watches as officer John Adams unfolds a flag to be attached and flown at half-mast during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.

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McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett speaks at the podium during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.

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McHenry County Board member Craig Wilcox, a retired Air Force colonel and senate candidate, clutches an American flag in honor of his military friends, and family during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.

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McHenry Township firefighters unfold a large flag to be flown from the base of their ladder truck's bucket during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.

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McHenry Police Chief John Birk speaks at the podium during the 17th annual ceremony in remembrance of lives lost to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in McHenry.