The video, below, features the North Ridgeville 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony held on September 11, 2021 at North Ridgeville High School’s Ranger Stadium. (Details of the program are further down this page.)
I decided to attend the ceremony at the last minute so I grabbed my smartphone to get a couple photos for personal memories. When I arrived, I realized there weren't any professional photographers in attendance to document this important event.
So I went back to my car, dug out some old photography gear and shot photos and video with my less-than-professional equipment. Although this video isn't perfect – it is a record of a historical event that otherwise wouldn't have been preserved.
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The event captured on this video includes:
Host: Superintendent Roxann Ramsey-Caserio – North Ridgeville City Schools
Keynote speaker: North Ridgeville Mayor Kevin Corcoran
Flag detail: North Ridgeville Police and Fire Honor Guards
National Anthem: North Ridgeville High School Choir
Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence
Patriotic songs led by North Ridgeville High School Choir – directed by Sarah Miller
Invocation: Pastor Kevin Crow of Harvest Ridge Church – North Ridgeville
Rifle volley: North Ridgeville VFW Post 9871
Taps: retired North Ridgeville firefighter Lou Simonyi
See photos from this event here.
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