OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
Sixteen years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
America's history forever changed on September 11, 2001.
Nearly 3000 people were killed in the terror attacks in the United States, where planes were driven into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and crashed into a Pennsylvania field.
16 years later, people in the Kansas City area are remembering those killed and those first responders who ran into crumbling buildings.
A piece of the support structure that held up one of the World Trade Center towers stands at the Overland Park 9/11 Memorial.
That is just part of the memorial and ceremony.
About 100 people gathered for a remembrance starting at 7:30 a.m.
A bell rang every time a tower was crashed into or a building collapsed.
"We come together each time. Now, the 16th time. We hug each other, have some tears and remember the victims of that tragic day," explained Congressman Kevin Yoder.
Two beams of lights were shining in the sky on Sunday night. They will as well Monday.
These are representative of the two twin towers. It was paid for by an anonymous donor.
Another part of the ceremony involved in the US Honor Flag. This flew over Ground Zero after the terror attacks during the recovery process. It is been to first responder funerals across the country as well as on a US space mission.
Johnson County Bat. Fire Chief Mike Woolery has spent at least 42 years in fire services; he says having the flag here means a lot.
Though the ceremony concluded around 9:30 a.m., the memorial is open 24 hours a day. It is located at 12401 Hemlock St. in Overland Park.
