In
Commeration …
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A series of flower stands were on display
near the noontime service. Several donned
ribbons with words of support for local
firefighters.
Beverly
O’Neill addresses the crowd at The Long
Beach Unity and Remembrance Vigil Wednesday.
The purpose of the event was to bring people
together and provide a feeling of comfort,
she said.
The
Unity Monument, located at Temple Avenue
and Hill Street in Signal Hill, was unveiled
this week as a tribute to the victims of
Sept. 11. Cal State Long Beach graduate
Patrick Vogel created the piece using five
different kinds of metal to signify the
diversity of the American people.
Tom
Carey/On-line Forty-Niner
Flags flew at half-mast Wednesday, one year
after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Brian
Brannon/On-line Forty-Niner
Pianist Junko Ueno Garrett accompanies the
University Choir at the Japanese Garden
during the hour of remembrance.
The
University Symphony Orchestra strings play
“Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber in
the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden during
the hour of rememberance.
The
University Choir sings “Choose Something
Like a Star” by Randall Thompson at the
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden Wednesday
during the hour of remembrance.
Jonathan
Talberg, director of choral, vocal and opera
studies, conducts the University Choir Wednesday
during the hour of remembrance.
Todd
Leland/On-line Forty-Niner
A ceremonial tree-planting kindles the memories
of bystanders outside the Foundation Building
Wednesday.
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