They stood to honor
World Photos by Madeline Steege and Lou Sennick
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| A group of sixth-graders from Myrtle Crest Elementary School in Myrtle Point hold signs that spell out "We Appreciate You" as fire, medical and police units passed by on Spruce Street on Thursday morning. A Girl Scout troop in Myrtle Point hosted an appreciation day for the departments in Coos County with a parade in Myrtle Point and lunch at the fairgrounds. The lead unit in the parade was an engine from Coos Bay with a Flag of Heroes that carried the names of all the firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty at the World Trade Center in New York City two years ago. The truck also carried a floral wreath honoring the city's three firefighters who died in November. |
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Right A color guard from the Coos County Sheriff's Office stands at attention while listening to the national anthem in Coquille. |
Rudy Buselmeier, a member of the American Legion Post No. 34, looks over the American flags that were rendered unserviceable. The American flags that were inspected and found unserviceable were burned in a special ceremony in North Bend on Thursday as part of the events held countywide honoring heroes and the victims of 9-11.
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Lt. Matt Muenchrath, U.S. Navy Reserves, talks to people gathered in Sturdivant Park on Thursday at noon during ceremonies honoring the victims of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. The Marshfield High School graduate encouraged the crowd to fight terrorism by working in communities to make them better. In the background,
members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary hold American flags. At the end of the ceremony, taps was played and a Coos County Sheriff's Office color guard fired off a 21-gun salute. |
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Fourth-graders from Bandon's Ocean Crest Elementary School hold up a long banner as parade units pass by during the parade in Myrtle Point Thursday morning.
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