911 Ceremony at Cantigny

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A patron takes a photo of two structural steel beams from the former World Trade Center buildings in New York during a "Heroes of 9/11 dedication ceremony at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on Sept. 11. The memorial pays tribute to those lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and honors the first responders who served that day and serve currently in our own communities.

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Patrick Maloney, battalion chief of the Chicago Fire Department, gives the keynote address during a "Heroes of 9/11 dedication ceremony at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on Sept. 11. During the ceremony, officials unveiled a permanent outdoor exhibit comprised of two structural steel beams from the former World Trade Center buildings in New York. The memorial pays tribute to those lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and honors the first responders who served that day and serve currently in our own communities.

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Patrons look on during a "Heroes of 9/11 dedication ceremony unveiling a permanent outdoor exhibit comprised of two structural steel beams from the former World Trade Center buildings in New York at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on Sept. 11. The memorial pays tribute to those lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and honors the first responders who served that day and serve currently in our own communities.

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Patrons look on during a "Heroes of 9/11 dedication ceremony unveiling a permanent outdoor exhibit comprised of two structural steel beams from the former World Trade Center buildings in New York at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on Sept. 11. The memorial pays tribute to those lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and honors the first responders who served that day and serve currently in our own communities.

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Mary Sheils of Sleepy Hollow and her granddaughters, Meadow, 1, and Maisie Morrissy, 3, of South Elgin tie ribbons to the perimeter of a permanent outdoor exhibit comprised of two structural steel beams from the former World Trade Center buildings in New York during a "Heroes of 9/11 dedication ceremony at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on Sept. 11. The memorial pays tribute to those lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and honors the first responders who served that day and serve currently in our own communities.

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A blue ribbon was tied to the perimeter of a permanent outdoor exhibit comprised of two structural steel beams from the former World Trade Center buildings in New York during a "Heroes of 9/11 dedication ceremony at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on Sept. 11. The memorial pays tribute to those lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and honors the first responders who served that day and serve currently in our own communities.