Cal Fire Tahoe Station CommanderDarrell Steinhauer. 
Closeup of stack of firefighter uniform with boots in memory of firefighters lost on 9/11. 
Speakers at prayer during Law Enforcement Chaplain Mike Boon’s opening prayer 
Chaplain Boon leading the opening prayer. 
Attendees saying the pledge of allegiance. 
Supervisor Jim Holmes, District 3 
Cindy Gustafson, District 5: “They brought us together in a way that I think we need to be brought together today.” 
Placer City Sheriff Devon Bell. Bell lost his nephew in the subsequent fighting that followed 9/11. “We were all Americans and we rediscovered what it meant to be American.” 
Former Supervisor Harriet White, who spearheaded the planting of the Liberty Tree after 9/11. 
Dave Atkinson, Assistant Director of Emergency Services, 
Cal Fire Chief, PC, Brian Estes. “Over 2,000 Americans never went home to their families that day…” 
Group of Cal Firefighters listening to the speakers. 
Auburn City Hall flag display remember the 415 first responders lost on 9/11.
AUBURN, CA, U.S.A. – SEPT. 11, 2021
Here in Auburn, we had a special ceremony commemorating the September 11 20th Anniversary. The event actually celebrated the planting of the Liberty Tree 20 years ago by then-Supervisor Harriet White. The disease-resistant elm was planted at Fire station 180, where this year’s service occurred.
The Service
Hosted by Supervisor Jim Holmes (District 3), the program began with an opening prayer by Chaplain Boon. It was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Several county leaders then spoke before Ms. White led the crowd singing “God Bless America” as a crate of white doves was released.
The ceremony was simple and sweet. More than one speaker noted that at that time, tragic as it was, the country came together with the events of 9/11. As Supervisor Cindy Gustafson (District 5) said, “They brought us together in a way that I think we need to be brought together today.”
For more information, please contact Supervisor Holmes’s office.
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