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Snohomish County memorials mark 21st anniversary of 9/11

Published 1:30 am Monday, September 12, 2022

By Herald Staff

The colors are presented during a ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sep. 11, 2022, outside South County Fire Station 17 in downtown Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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The colors are presented during a ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sep. 11, 2022, outside South County Fire Station 17 in downtown Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
South County firefighters salute during the presentation of the colors during a ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sep. 11, 2022, outside South County Fire Station 17 in downtown Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
The colors are presented during a ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sep. 11, 2022, outside South County Fire Station 17 in downtown Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Firefighters stand and salute as the flag is lowered to half staff during a ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sep. 11, 2022, outside South County Fire Station 17 in downtown Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Flowers adorn the Edmonds 9/11 memorial during a ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sep. 11, 2022, outside South County Fire Station 17 in downtown Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Andy Speier and Dave Erickson embrace during a ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sep. 11, 2022, outside South County Fire Station 17 in downtown Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Former New York firefighter Andy Speier speaks to a crowd during a ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sep. 11, 2022, outside South County Fire Station 17 in downtown Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
People talk amongst each other besides the Edmonds 9/11 memorial during a ceremony to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. on Sep. 11, 2022, outside South County Fire Station 17 in downtown Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

EDMONDS — Firefighters around Snohomish County gathered in solemn remembrance Sunday on the 21st anniversary of 9/11.

Fire stations in Arlington, Edmonds and Stanwood, as well as the civic center in Marysville, hosted public memorials for the nearly 3,000 people killed in terrorist attacks.

Former New York firefighter Andy Speier, who searched for survivors at Ground Zero, spoke to the crowd in Edmonds about his experiences.

— Herald staff

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