Local 9/11 Memorial Held In Kennewick…

Wednesday was the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America.

It was 18 years ago, our country was attacked. We lost over 3000 of our fellow citizens.

8 EMT/Paramedics
60 Police Officers
343 Firefighters
2997 Civilians

The Kennewick Police Department Honor Guard, the Benton County Sheriff's Office, and The Tri-Cities Professional Firefighter Honor Guard payed tribute, along with local firefighters and police officers. The 9/11 memorial was held at the Southridge Sports Complex, changing out the guard every half hour, ringing the bell at 9:59 and 10:28 in memory of the towers collapse.

Richland resident Julie Erickson said, "This is the first time I've actually come to a 9/11 event. I've always watched the memorial services on tv. I have an 18-year old son, who was 4-weeks old at the time that September 11th happened. Now that he's 18, it's a transformational time again. It hit me more this year, and I just wanted to be here for it."

An evening memorial service was also held at 6:30pm.

The City of Kennewick was one of a handful of communities in the country that received a section of steel from New York's World Trade Center.