Albany 9/11 observance

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September 11, 2016

A giant American flag suspended from an Albany fire truck flies above Saturday evening’s 9/11 observance at the Albany Mall grounds. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

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The 15th anniversary of 9/11 was observed with a ceremony at the Field of Flags at the Albany mall front grounds Saturday evening.

Ted Wright, who emceed the 9/11 memorial program Saturday, said the terrorist attacks 15 years ago were “this generation’s Pearl Harbor.” (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

American Legion Post 30 program director Marvin Mixon, left, prepares to make a presentation to Chris Aldrich, whose late father, David Scott Aldrich, was instrumental in the Field of Flags projects. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

Brian Lassetter, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who is now senior instructor for the Worth County High School JROTC, said America must understand its enemies to protect itself from terrorism. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

Members of the Worth County High School JROTC attend the 14th annual 9/11 observance at the Field of Flags in Albany on Saturday. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

Dan Gillan, a retired Marine colonel who played the bagpipes at the 9/11 observance in Albany Saturday, speaks to some of those attending before the ceremony. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

The American flag flies over the Field of Flags after the conclusion of Saturday’s 9/11 observance. (staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

Students from Deerfield-Windsor School provide special music at the 9/11 observance in Albany Saturday. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

A giant American flag is flown from an Albany Fire Department ladder boom as the featured speaker at Saturday evening’s 9/11 observance, Brian Lassetter, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, makes his remarks. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

Dougherty County Commission Chairman Chris Cohilas said first responders and the U.S. military provide “a blanket of protection we sleep beneath every night.” (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

Audience members listen to the program Saturday evening at the Field of Flags in front of the Albany Mall where a program was conducted in memory of those who were killed and who took heroic action on Sept. 11, 2001. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

Albany City Commissioner Roger Marietta presented a proclamation on behalf of Mayor Dorothy Hubbard at the 9/11 ceremony Saturday. (Staff Photo: Jim Hendricks)

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