Firefighters saluted in silence and Skokie residents and officials alike observed from the sidelines as the Skokie Fire Department’s Color Guard adjusted the U.S. flag and Skokie flag to half mast to honor the events of 9/11 on the 24th anniversary.

Thursday morning’s ceremony at Skokie Fire Station 16 was just one of three ceremonies hosted by the village of Skokie, with Fire Station 17 and 18 also having remembrance ceremonies to honor the 2,977 lives lost as a result of the terror attack on the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001.

The ceremony was simple, with about 20 firefighters standing and saluting and four members of the color guard raising the flag. About 20 residents attended.

Skokie began hosting its annual ceremony every year since 9/11, according to Fire Chief Nick

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