Local hero to speak at Clear Lake 9/11 tribute

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — The Clear Lake Fire Department (CLFD) will host a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony on Thursday at 6 p.m. outside the Clear Lake Fire Station at 711 2nd Avenue North. The event will be held at the World Trade Center Memorial Steel. CLFD says this tribute aims to remember those lost on September 11, 2001, and honor first responders and military personnel. The ceremony will include music by the Clear Lake High School Band, a flag-raising, a helmet placement, and a keynote address by Retired United States Air Force Colonel Bill Lyons. A Clear Lake native, Lyons graduated from Clear Lake High School and the United States Air Force Academy. He flew the F-16 Fighting Falcon for 28 years, including over 300 combat hours in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.