It’s been 17 years since the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and
Pentagon changed the lives of every American.
Those somber events were remembered at the Patriot Memorial in Wellington
last Tuesday, along with hundreds of others across the nation.
PHOTOS BY ALLEN EYESTONE/ THE PALM BEACH POST
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue driver Kevin Kemp pauses to touch the steel from the World Trade Center following a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Patriot Memorial on Tuesday in Wellington.
Left: Retired New York Police Department members attend a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Tuesday at the Patriot Memorial in Wellington,
Palm Beach CountyFire Rescue and Sheriff Officers attend a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Tuesday in Wellington.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and Sheriff Officers attend a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Patriot Memorial in Wellington.
Village of Wellington council members and volunteers who helped build the Patriot Memorial lay a wreath at the base of the steel.
Above: Wellington holds a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony each year at the Patriot Memorial in Wellington.