Sun City honors community with Patriot Day event

  • Keynote speaker Shilo Harris, right, receives a brick from Diane Klutz, the Veteran’s Memorial Advisory Group Chairwoman, that will be placed in Sun City’s Veteran’s Memorial Plaza. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
    Keynote speaker Shilo Harris, right, receives a brick from Diane Klutz, the Veteran’s Memorial Advisory Group Chairwoman, that will be placed in Sun City’s Veteran’s Memorial Plaza. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
  • The Georgetown Fire Department and Police Department Joint Color Guard present the colors at the start of the event.
    The Georgetown Fire Department and Police Department Joint Color Guard present the colors at the start of the event.
  • Police Chief Cory Tchida spoke about the police officers who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
    Police Chief Cory Tchida spoke about the police officers who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
    Throughout Shilo Harris’ keynote speech at the Sun City Patriot Day Ceremony on September 11, his West Texas drawl filled stories of him hat shopping, recalling the importance of 9/11 and spending time with his family. On September 11, 2001, planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon and in a field in Pennsylvania. The death toll reached 2,976 in the immedi...

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