{"id":2959,"date":"2011-09-11T12:51:39","date_gmt":"2011-09-11T17:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.175.102.14\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2013-07-02T13:55:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T18:55:30","slug":"911-ceremony-at-the-state-capitol-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=2959","title":{"rendered":"9\/11 Ceremony at the state capitol grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/blackhawk_capitol_14289.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><\/center>I spent the afternoon at the commemorative ceremony at the capitol Sunday. It was an appropriate memorial of the terrorist attack on our nation (not just a &#8220;tragic event&#8221; as some say) and focused on honoring our nation as well as those who have died in its service. Here&#8217;s a brief photo narrative of the day:<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14411.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nGovernor Jack Dalrymple and his wife Betsy hosted the event.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14928.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe Mandan High School Concert Choir provided stirring music, with my friend Becca at the piano.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14465.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nUS Senator John Hoeven gave his remarks.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14512.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nUS Congressman Rick Berg also spoke.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14562.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nBismarck City Commissioner Mike Seminary represented the City of Bismarck.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14576.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nMandan City Commissioner Dennis Rohr. Of course, I&#8217;ll always know him as Chief.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14644.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe Governor and First Lady stand with Senator Hoeven during the presentation of a wreath to commemorate the day. Lt. Governor Drew Wrigley is looking on in the foreground.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14680.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nBismarck Police Chief Keith Witt spoke on behalf of first responders.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14760.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nLincoln Police Officer Marcel Sim gave an account of that day,<br \/>\nwhen he was working at Ground Zero for the NYPD.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14777.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nMaj. General Spry has thousands of soldiers fighting not only the Global War on Terrorism<br \/>\nbut also natural disasters here at home.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14833.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nLt. Colonel Dean Eckmann described going to battle stations and flying CAP sorties<br \/>\nover Washington DC that day with the NDNG Happy Hooligans.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14842.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nJenette Nelson spoke of the loss of her daughter and how her memory lives on.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14878.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nPaul Goodiron gave perhaps the most stirring speech of the day, honoring not only those who serve but also the families who serve with them and endure their loss.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14946.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe Patriot Guard Riders had a presentation of their own to the office of the Governor.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14861.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nFirst responders from fire, ambulance, and local law enforcement were in attendance to commemorate the day as well. I got to hang out with one of my favorite law enforcement friends and take photos.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/911_10th_14954.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nOne popular part of the day was a Blackhawk helicopter on the capitol mall, available for all to see.\u00a0 Its crew were on hand to answer questions and explain the operation of the aircraft.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/blackhawk_capitol_14996.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThen it was time to go home, tribute given and memories shared.<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent the afternoon at the commemorative ceremony at the capitol Sunday. It was an appropriate memorial of the terrorist attack on our nation (not just a &#8220;tragic event&#8221; as some say) and focused on honoring our nation as well &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=2959\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,15,17,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-history","category-in-memoriam","category-military"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2960,"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2959\/revisions\/2960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}