Tyler Holds Event Commemorating 9/11 Response

TYLER — “Honoring Our Past – Embracing Our Future” is the theme of a special event Monday morning commemorating the response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. A variety of organizations are teaming up for Smith County’s Revitalization of Patriotism, which started at 7:00 and will run till 8:00 on Tyler’s downtown square. According to publicity materials, participants will remember emergency responders and those from Smith County who have died in the line of duty since that day. Organizers say students, residents, and first responders will be on hand, and everyone’s encouraged to attend.