By Brett Fisher

  • Photos by Brett Fisher. A woman touches the I-beam of the 9/11 Memorial at Mills Park Sunday morning.
    Photos by Brett Fisher. A woman touches the I-beam of the 9/11 Memorial at Mills Park Sunday morning.
  • Members of the Carson City Fire Department stand in a line and salute during the National Anthem.
    Members of the Carson City Fire Department stand in a line and salute during the National Anthem.
  • Tyrone Schultz of Carson CIty holds an American Flag during the 9/11 ceremony.
    Tyrone Schultz of Carson CIty holds an American Flag during the 9/11 ceremony.
  • Color guard members of the Carson City Sheriff's Office and Fire Dept. salute during the National Anthem.
    Color guard members of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office and Fire Dept. salute during the National Anthem.
  • A boy wears his dad's firefighter helmet.
    A boy wears his dad’s firefighter helmet.
  • A mother (left) holds her child prior to the 9/11 ceremony at Mills Park.
    A mother (left) holds her child prior to the 9/11 ceremony at Mills Park.
  • Left to right: Fire Chief Robert Schreihans, City Manager Nick Marano, Mayor Bob Crowell, and Sheriff Ken Furlong.
    Left to right: Fire Chief Robert Schreihans, City Manager Nick Marano, Mayor Bob Crowell, and Sheriff Ken Furlong.
  • Presentation of the colors marching to the memorial Sunday morning at Mills Park.
    Presentation of the colors marching to the memorial Sunday morning at Mills Park.
  • Hats are removed Sunday morning for the National Anthem.
    Hats are removed Sunday morning for the National Anthem.
  • The crowd at Mills Park observes a moment of silence after the flag was lowered to half mast.
    The crowd at Mills Park observes a moment of silence after the flag was lowered to half mast.
  • Visitors seated in front of the 9/11 I-beam memorial at Mills Park.
    Visitors seated in front of the 9/11 I-beam memorial at Mills Park.
  • Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell delivers remarks Sunday morning at Mills Park.
    Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell delivers remarks Sunday morning at Mills Park.
  • Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong addresses the crowd during the 9/11 ceremony Sunday morning.
    Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong addresses the crowd during the 9/11 ceremony Sunday morning.
  • Carson City Deputy Fire Chief Robert Charles delivers his remarks during the 9/11 ceremony.
    Carson City Deputy Fire Chief Robert Charles delivers his remarks during the 9/11 ceremony.
  • Military veterans (center, right) salute amidst the crowd during the National Anthem.
    Military veterans (center, right) salute amidst the crowd during the National Anthem.
  • A couple views the 9/11 memorial at Mills Park Sunday morning.
    A couple views the 9/11 memorial at Mills Park Sunday morning.
  • A boy wears his father's firefighting helmet.
    A boy wears his father’s firefighting helmet.
  • Carson City Sheriff's deputies at Sunday's 9/11 ceremony in Mills Park.
    Carson City Sheriff’s deputies at Sunday’s 9/11 ceremony in Mills Park.
  • Undersheriff Steve Albertsen (left) and Sgt. Sloan of the Carson City Sheriff's Office.
    Undersheriff Steve Albertsen (left) and Sgt. Sloan of the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.
  • A little boy holds his dad's hand in a group of Carson City firefighters.
    A little boy holds his dad’s hand in a group of Carson City firefighters.
  • A flag amidst the crowd attending Sunday morning's 9/11 ceremony.
    A flag amidst the crowd attending Sunday morning’s 9/11 ceremony.
  • An engine with firefighter gear parked along the curb near the 9/11 memorial at Mills Park.
    An engine with firefighter gear parked along the curb near the 9/11 memorial at Mills Park.
  • Members of the Carson City Board of Supervisors during the National Anthem.
    Members of the Carson City Board of Supervisors during the National Anthem.
  • Carson City Sheriff's Office taps bugler.
    Carson City Sheriff’s Office taps bugler.
  • Firefighting gear on the front bumper of an engine.
    Firefighting gear on the front bumper of an engine.
  • Military veterans attending the 9/11 ceremony Sunday at Mills Park.
    Military veterans attending the 9/11 ceremony Sunday at Mills Park.
  • Military service veterans with an American flag in the background.
    Military service veterans with an American flag in the background.
  • Carson City Assistant Fire Chief Tom Tarulli (left) and Sheriff Ken Furlong.
    Carson City Assistant Fire Chief Tom Tarulli (left) and Sheriff Ken Furlong.
  • Saluting the colors Sunday morning at Mills Park.
    Saluting the colors Sunday morning at Mills Park.

Dozens attended a ceremony this morning in Mills Park, commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and United Flight 93 over Pennsylvania.

An invocation by Carson City Assistant Fire Chief Tom Tarulli preceded the presentation of colors in front of the 9/11 memorial, which features a section of I-beam from the World Trade Center that collapsed in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001 after two jets slammed into the South and North towers, respectively.

The ceremonial bell ringing, playing of taps, and lowering the flag to half mast were performed following official remarks by Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, Mayor Bob Crowell and Carson City Deputy Fire Chief Robert Charles.

Sunday morning’s ceremony honored the more than 3,000 dead from the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Flight 93, including more than 400 first responders who braved the wreckage in an effort to save those trapped in the buildings.

Sheriff Furlong called 9/11 an event “that forever changed our way of life.”

Mayor Crowell expressed his gratitude for the duty of law enforcement and fire rescue personnel, as well as those of the United States Armed Forces who responded in the days that followed the terrorist attacks.

“On a personal note, God bless the U.S. Navy Seals who took out OBL (Osama Bin Laden),” he said.