Photo by Mike Brothers
First responders from left: State Trooper Tom Houser, Sullivan Fire Dist. Chief Jeff Waite (ret), Sullivan Police officer Jared Hayse and Sullivan Chief of Police Jim Waggoner along with the SHS student body reflect on the 17th anniversary of the 9/11/01 attack during the Patriot’s Day observance at SHS.

Strong and United

•September 26, 2018•

By Mike Brothers

Patriot Day marked the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States, and Sullivan High School seniors marked the last generation born before the 2001 tragedy.
Rebecca Lawson’s English Mirror Images class hosted the event honoring all first responders and recognizing those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001.
From the opening performance of the Star Spangled Banner by the high school band and chorus to the final notes of Flowers of the Forest by bagpiper Paul Hinson the gymnasium was filled with students spellbound by the stories they heard.
Belgium foreign exchange student Corentin Bernard reflected on how 9/11 affected Europe. “The impact on Europe was fear,” Bernard, said of that day in Sept. 2001. “We thought if this happens to the U.S. what about us.”     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.