Gathering Remembers 9/11 at Saline Firehouse

About 50 people gathered at the Saline firehouse Sunday to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

The event, organized late Friday, was held in conjunction with the 9/11 National Moment of Remembrance.

People gathered at the firehall shortly before 1 p.m.

Boy Scouts lowered and then raised the American flag, which was being saluted by Saline firefighters and police officers.

At 1 p.m., sirens sounded for a 60 seconds in honor of the victims of the terrorist attack. The Moment of Remembrance was followed by a recital of the Fireman's Prayer and then the playing of Amazing Grace by a piper.

Following the ceremony, people were invited into the firehall to view the letters and art work created in 2002 by Saline Area Schools students for a ceremony marking the first anniversary of 9/11. Guests also viewed the "Holding Heroes In Our Heart — Never Forget 343" art memorial on display outside the firehall. The Saline Area Schools Art Department and the Saline Area Fire Department partnered with more than 200 members of the community to create the 4-by-7 foot piece of art, which features the names of the perished firefighters and children's hand prints to form the stars and stripes of the American flag.