9/11/17 Smith County Revivalism Of Patriotism with Welcome Home Soldiers by Pete Houting & Sarah Miller
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Senator Bryan Hughes speaks during a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in downtown Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Students from Tyler area schools release in honor of first responders killed during 9/11 during a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in downtown Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Students from Tyler area schools wait to release in honor of first responders killed during 9/11 during a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in downtown Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith speaks during a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in downtown Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Christian Heritage School student Busisiwe Whitlock, 7, holds an American flag during a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in downtown Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Michael Roark walks with a dog and a sign honoring Sirius, a K-9 officer who was killed on 9/1, during a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in downtown Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People carry United States flags downtown for a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
The Tyler Police color guard stands at attention during a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in downtown Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Retired 12th Court of Appeals Judge Sam Griffith holds an American flag during a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in downtown Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Bernabe Perez of Tyler holds up his United States flag and sings "God Bless America" during a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in downtown Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Representatives from the military branches are honored at a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Senator Bryan Hughes speaks during a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in downtown Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People carry United States flags downtown for a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People carry United States flags downtown for a program at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler Monday Sept. 11, 2017 to commemorate the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
(Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
(Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)