DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Twenty-five years after 9/11, there’s a whole generation of people who either weren’t alive or don’t remember the terror attacks. It’s the goal of memorials that we never forget.
As bagpipes played, people gathered outside DeKalb Police and Fire headquarters in Tucker to remember, Channel 2’s Lori Wilson reported.
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Flags were lowered to half-staff, and a fresh wreath of flowers were put in place.
Dozens, including county leaders and first responders, surrounded a memorial that was designed by DeKalb firefighters themselves.
More than 3,000 people lost their lives on 9/11, many of those individuals first responders.
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“So for us each and every year, it’s really important that we come here to this place,” said DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson.
“It’s a beautifully done sculpture. If people have not seen it, just come by and see it one day,” resident Glenndolyn Hallman said.
“We need to come together and heal those suffering and uplift the morale,” Imam Salahadin Wazir said.
The memorial includes four pillars representing the four flights that went down and an eagle’s wing fashioned out of an eye beam from the World Trade Center.
This is the 15th year the county has conducted a 9/11 ceremony at the memorial.
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