REVERING HEROISM 2 YEARS LATER, 9-11 VALOR STILL LIFTS SPIRITS.Byline: Staff and Wire Services With silent prayers, patriotic songs and solemn ceremonies, residents gathered Thursday at a variety of Southern California sites to commemorate the second anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. White doves were released during an early-morning remembrance sponsored by Burbank city government, and worshippers stopped by Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch throughout the day for reflection and prayer. At Monroe High School For other uses, see James Monroe High School. Monroe High School may refer to:
Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn spoke at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center, where a 23-ton steel column from the World Trade Center was unveiled as a memorial to the 343 New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. firefighters who died when the Twin Towers collapsed. ``This is a very powerful, powerful monument,'' Hahn told a crowd of about 1,500 people, including Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton and Fire Chief William Bamattre. ``Two years ago, we learned as a nation the true meaning of heroism and sacrifice. If it wasn't for their efforts, the loss would have been much greater.'' Cardinal Roger Mahony presided over an hour-long ceremony at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is a cathedral church of the United States in the City of Los Angeles in California. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles[1] and seat of its archbishop, Roger Cardinal Mahony. , where Armenian, Buddhist, Episcopalian, Evangelical, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Methodist, Mormon, Muslim, Presbyterian, Quaker, Sikh and Church of Scientology Church of Scientology: see Scientology, Church of. representatives also delivered messages of tolerance and togetherness. Wearing the traditional garb of their various faiths and denominations, the nearly two dozen leaders each presented an ecumenical statement, and copies of their messages will be bound together and sent to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in a symbolic pledge of togetherness. At Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , about 150 people held hands as they encircled en·cir·cle tr.v. en·cir·cled, en·cir·cling, en·cir·cles 1. To form a circle around; surround. See Synonyms at surround. 2. To move or go around completely; make a circuit of. a new commemorative sculpture, ``Recovering Equilibrium.'' They also sang ``God Bless America'' during the brief noontime noon·time n. See noon. ceremony ``There's a sense that while we do have to get back to the normal routine of living, there's a part of us that doesn't want to forget what happened,'' said Michael P. Biagi, chief of land-side operations for LAX. In Malibu, the widow of a passenger who was hailed as a hero aboard the doomed United Flight 93 helped dedicate a memorial garden at his alma mater, Pepperdine University. The Heroes Garden on the new Drescher Graduate Campus was established in remembrance of firefighters, police officers, port authority personnel and private citizens who died heroically on Sept. 11, 2001. ``I hope that, as they walk through the garden and remember those who died on September 11th, ... they also remember the price that our country has paid for the freedom that we take for granted,'' said Deena Burnett, whose husband, Thomas E. Burnett Jr., told his fellow passengers, ``Let's roll,'' before they tried to retake re·take tr.v. re·took , re·tak·en , re·tak·ing, re·takes 1. To take back or again. 2. To recapture. 3. To photograph, film, or record again. n. 1. their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed in rural Pennsylvania - not hitting any urban target the terrorists planned. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) About 150 people hold hands Thursday around a new 9-11 commemorative sculpture, ``Recovering Equilibrium,'' at Los Angeles International Airport. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer (2) In Sylmar, the Rev. Doug Glassman blesses dogs that will serve the blind. He noted that 9-11 canine heroes searched ground zero in New York. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer (3) In downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , people touch a steel column from the World Trade Center in memory of 343 New York City firefighters who died there. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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