Mariposa County 9-11 Memorial Tenth Anniversary Ceremony - September 11, 2011 (With Audio)

Mariposa County 9-11 Memorial Tenth Anniversary Ceremony - September 11, 2011

Audio of the Tenth Anniversary Ceremony
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On Sunday afternoon, September 11, 2011 Mariposa residents were gathered at the Art Park in Mariposa for the Mariposa County 9-11 Memorial Tenth Anniversary Ceremony.

Opening remarks were provided by Les Marsden the Master of Ceremony. Many comments were made by various Mariposa County Supervisors and residents of the community as they looked back at the day that has become forever etched in memory. The Grizzly Marching band led by Dr. Philip Smith performed several musical compositions during the event, including God Bless America and Defense of Liberty. Judith Burton the artist and designer of the memorial along with Dennis Buck the fabricator and sculptor of the welded 'I' beams from the North Tower of the World Trade Center provided comments on the construction of the memorial. After bagpiper's played Amazing Grace the ceremony came to a close by the ringing of the Bell by Mariposa County Deputy Fire Chief Jim Middleton.