Rochester Hills Marks 9/11 With Remembrance Ceremony

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — Though 16 years separates America from one of the worst days in its history, time stood still in many metropolitan Detroit communities on Monday to honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The city of Rochester Hills was one and marked the occasion with a Remembrance Ceremony.

Dozens attended the event, which was held adjacent to the fire station. Prayers were said and several dignitaries spoke on a warm summer day, not unlike the one that changed America forever, as President Donald Trump said at a Washington D.C. ceremony.

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Nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives that day at the World Trade Center in New York City, at the Pentagon and in a lonely field in Pennsylvania. Terrorists hijacked commercial flights, aimed at attacking the United States and its institutions.

Besides Rochester Hills, many communities honored the fallen.

The Detroit Police Department's held its 9/11 Memorial Service in the parking lot of its public safety headquarters' parking lot. Canton Township, Farmington, Oakland County as well as the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University all held ceremonies, among others.

Photos courtesy of the city of Rochester Hills