As the sun set, I left Veteran's Park in Glen Rock and headed back to Ridgewood to photograph their Remembrance Service at Van Neste Square in the center of town.
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| Residents reading the program in the darkness. With such low light, photo opportunities were a challenge, but two other photographers and I tried not to be intrusive with our flash units. |
The Interfaith Religious Leaders of Ridgewood took turns at the podium, each reading lines dedicated to each victim, part of a poem dedicated to "Ridgewood's Twelve" as they are known.
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| The Mayor, Council, and Firemans Honor Guard |
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| Singer presented a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem. |
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| With the 9/11 memorial behind her, and residents standing in respect, the local cantor sang "God Bless America" |
Sixty photos of this, and the other Ridgewood Memorial, can be found by
clicking here on Ridgewood Patch.com. (They are not in order).
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