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Monday, September 10, 2012

High Schools Take Lead in 9/11 Ceremonies

Milton High plants flags for its fifth annual memorial, while Cambridge High follows its lead with its own event.

  Thousands of flags are going up at two high schools in Milton today, preparing the schools for memorial services to commemorate lives lost in the attacks on 9/11. Milton police, fire, staff and elected officials will support the two student-led ceremonies on Tuesday, Sept. 11. "It is our duty to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2011," said Milton police Chief Deborah Harrell in a news release today. "The local youth taking on these projects are truly special, and deserve to be supported fully." Milton Fire Chief Robert Edgar agreed. "We're proud to take part in these ceremonies," said Edgar. "That our young people are the ones carrying them out just makes it more special." Milton High Holding Fifth Annual Memorial Milton…

Sunday, September 11, 2011

We Remember in Alpharetta Ceremony on Video

Ten years after the tragedies of terrorist attacks, local residents honor the fallen first responders.

Alpharetta and Milton residents, police, firefighters, EMS, dispatchers and elected officials gathered at Alpharetta's Public Safety Department to honor the memory of 9/11 victims.

Donald Mitchell

6:42 am on Monday, September 12, 2011

I would just like to say thanks to Gary George and the entire staff of the City of Alpharetta and the City of Milton. This memorial service was a very tasteful and touching reminder of 9/11 and all the public servants who put their lives on the line for us on a daily basis.   more ›

Photo Gallery: We Remember 9/11 Memorial Service

We Remember 9/11 Memorial Service at Alpharetta Public Safety Headquarters Memorial Park

Photographs from the We Remember 9/11 Memorial Service conducted at the Alpharetta Public Safety Headquarters Memorial Park. Alpharetta's Public Safety Department cosponsored the event with Alpharetta Rotary, and the help of community members, businesses and the City of Milton.

Roswell Remembers 9/11

The city of Roswell held a commemorative ceremony at the city's Faces of War Memorial on the grounds of city hall this morning. Here are some images from that event.

Roswell Remembers 9/11 in ceremony at City Hall.

Remembering 9/11: What You Can Do Today

From Roswell Remembers 9/11 to the We Remember ceremony at Alpharetta's Public Safety Department, local residents can honor those who died on that day, and in the war on terror since.

Alpharetta, Milton, Roswell and the rest of the nation remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001 today, 10 years after nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in four separate terrorist attacks. Local churches are sure to share thoughts on that day this morning. Here are a few events and places to remember, and honor those who have fallen on that day, and in the days since fighting a threat of terror. Roswell Remembers 9/11: 8:30 a.m. at Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St. it's a cooperative effort between the Roswell American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Roswell Rotary Club and the city - will bring together firefighters, law enforcement, military and civilian representatives to memorialize and commemorate the anniversary of this event. We …

Photo Gallery: American Legion Post 201 Veteran's Memorial Park

The "Walk of Memories" remembers Georgia veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice, including those who have fallen in the war on terror since 9/11.

Alpharetta–and the entire state of Georgia–has its own memorial in town to those who have fallen in service to their country. The American Legion Post 201 "Walk of Memories" takes on a special meaning today as it includes those who have given their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, wars started in the nation's war on terror. The "Walk of Memories" memorializes all Georgia veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces who have given their lives during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Each name is engraved into a brick on the Walk of Memories, which winds its way past memorial to individual conflicts, with a tank, a gun turret and a helicopter among the other memorials the American Legion has erected on…

Touched By Terror: Patch Remembers 9/11 in 911 Snapshots

From across the country, this Patch site and hundreds of others captured the faces, keepsakes, memorials, ceremonies, flags, fund-raisers, deployments and the still-raw emotions that followed the attacks.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Alpharetta Raiders Commemorate 9/11 Anniversary

Band, players, fans take moment of silence in memory of that fateful day

The Alpharetta High School Raiders paused pre-game activities before their game with the Duluth Wildcats for a ceremony commemorating the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Fans stood in the stands and players from both teams lined up in opposite end zones as the Alpharetta Raiders Band marched into the field. As a quartet of Raiders cheerleaders led the Alpharetta police color guard across the field, the PA announcer asked the crowd to honor those who gave their lives that day in New York, Washington, D.C., and in Pennsylvania. The band played the Star Spangled Banner to close out the ceremony, but fans weren't done. As the game was about to start, fans started chanting, "USA, USA, USA," waving flags they brought into the …

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Marines Call Milton Police Officer Back to Active Duty

Ward pushes ahead marriage plans by about nine months and just weeks before his training resumes.

A Milton police officer learned on Sept. 7 that he was being called back to active duty for more than a year with the U.S. Marine Corps' Black Sea Rotational Force 2012, just a few weeks after the anniversary of 9/11. The city announced that Chris Ward would return to active duty and wished him good luck in a release by Communications Manager Jason Wright today. Ward, who has been with the Milton police for just under two years and in the Marine Corps Reserves' Fourth Reconnaissance Battalion for five, will leave for training Oct. 1 and begin operations in Romania in March 2012. "I'll be part of a group that trains Eastern European militaries for combat in Afghanistan and counter-terrorism in the Black Sea region," he said. "We'll also do …

Douglas DeRito

12:23 pm on Friday, September 9, 2011

Chris, I have had the opportunity to work closely with our Police professionals in Alpharetta for some time now and I know the dedication professionals lke yourself display day in and day out. You have served the citizens of Milton well , as well as working closely with our Alpharetta public safety professionals. More importantly, you have served your Country well. We are grateful to have people …   more ›

Alpharetta Public Safety, Rotary Sponsor 9/11 Ceremony on Sunday

Local, county and state elected officials from Alpharetta and Milton will participate in public memorial on tenth anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks.

UPDATED 5:15 P.M.: Local residents and public officials will gather at the corner of Old Milton and Westside parkways on Sunday, Sept. 11, for the "We Remember" memorial service on the tenth anniversary of terrorist attacks. The ceremony starts at 1:30 p.m. at the City of Alpharetta Memorial Park in front of the Alpharetta Public Safety Headquarters, 2565 Old Milton Pkwy. The public is invited to attend the event to honor the victims who were injured or lost their lives during those attacks and to honor today’s first responders. “We encourage the residents of Alpharetta and Milton to attend this ceremony as we collectively come together as a community to honor the memory of the victims and the bravery of our first responders on that …

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