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Never Forget: Kyle community remembers 9/11
Photo by Brittany Kelley Kyle Fire Department Lt. Michael Ahlman rings the third bell at 9:37 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2023 — 22 years after the initial attack. There were a total of four bells, which tolled at 8:46 a.m., 9:03 a.m., 9:37 a.m. and 10:03 a.m., commemorating the time each plane crashed. The observance took place at Heroes Memorial Park in Kyle during the 9/11 Memorial Ceremony hosted by VFW Post 12058 and Central Texas AMVETS Post 115.
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Brittany Kelley, Natalie Frels on September 13, 2023
Never Forget: Kyle community remembers 9/11
  • Photo by Brittany Kelley Rev. Kenneth Bell, a member of AMVETS Post 115, remembers those who have fallen at the 9/11 Memorial Ceremony.

  • Photo by Brittany Kelley The bell that tolled four times on the morning of Sept. 11 to mark the historic events of 9/11.

  • Photo by Brittany Kelley Kyle residents discuss the tragedy of 9/11 when nearly 3,000 citizens lost their lives. In the background, the flag is at half-mast to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

  • Photo by Brittany Kelley Kyle Fire Department Lt. Michael Ahlman rings the third bell at 9:37 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2023 — 22 years after the initial attack. There were a total of four bells, which tolled at 8:46 a.m., 9:03 a.m., 9:37 a.m. and 10:03 a.m., commemorating the time each plane crashed. The observance took place at Heroes Memorial Park in Kyle during the 9/11 Memorial Ceremony hosted by VFW Post 12058 and Central Texas AMVETS Post 115.

  • Photo by Natalie Frels Gentlemen’s Grooming 101 co-owner and barber Antonio Arredondo, left, gives KPD’s James Plant a haircut. Held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11, the event honors a tragic day in U.S. history by giving away haircuts to first responders.

  • Photo courtesy of the kyle fire department Firefighter Jamesy True-McInerney carries lines of fire hose during Kyle Fire Department's annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, held in the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 11.

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