Fort Leavenworth community celebrates freedom at annual 9-11 commemoration

By Prudence Siebert, Fort Leavenworth Lamp EditorSeptember 12, 2024

Members of the Fort Leavenworth (Kansas) and Leavenworth (Kansas) Fire Departments roll up a 20-foot-by-30-foot flag after the Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk Sept. 11, 2024, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The flag was hung about 70 feet in...
1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the Fort Leavenworth (Kansas) and Leavenworth (Kansas) Fire Departments roll up a 20-foot-by-30-foot flag after the Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk Sept. 11, 2024, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The flag was hung about 70 feet in the air as a backdrop to the annual ceremony that commemorates the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony consisted of an assembly of students, staff and parents on the football field with speakers, essay readers and choir performances. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp) VIEW ORIGINAL
Unified School District 207 students, staff and parents assembled on the football field render honors as the 17th annual USD 207 Freedom Walk begins with the posting of the colors by the Leavenworth High School Junior ROTC, the playing of the...
2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Unified School District 207 students, staff and parents assembled on the football field render honors as the 17th annual USD 207 Freedom Walk begins with the posting of the colors by the Leavenworth High School Junior ROTC, the playing of the national anthem and the group recital of the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Vanessa Sun, Sept. 11, 2024, on Normandy Field at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. During the event that commemorates Sept. 11, 2001 — a date that is now observed as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance — students read aloud selected essays about what freedom means to them, the Patton Junior High School Singers performed, and Garrison Commander Col. Duane Mosier and USD 207 Board of Education Member Jackie Williams delivered remarks. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort Leavenworth Fire and Emergency Services and Leaveworth Fire Department personnel render honors, along with Unified School District 207 students, staff and parents assembled on the football field, as the Leavenworth High School JROTC Color...
3 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Fort Leavenworth Fire and Emergency Services and Leaveworth Fire Department personnel render honors, along with Unified School District 207 students, staff and parents assembled on the football field, as the Leavenworth High School JROTC Color Guard posts the colors for the annual USD 207 Freedom Walk commemorative 9-11 event Sept. 11, 2024, on Normandy Field at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp) VIEW ORIGINAL
Students, staff and parents assembled on the football field raise their hands to indicate they have attended the Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk more than once Sept. 11, 2024, on Normandy Field at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. During the...
4 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Students, staff and parents assembled on the football field raise their hands to indicate they have attended the Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk more than once Sept. 11, 2024, on Normandy Field at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. During the annual commemorative event, students from each of the post schools read their essays aloud to share their thoughts on what freedom means to them. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp) VIEW ORIGINAL
Guest speaker Fort Leavenworth Garrison Commander Col. Duane Mosier focuses on the patriotic cohesiveness that came out of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, rather than the horror and challenges, during his remarks for the annual...
5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Guest speaker Fort Leavenworth Garrison Commander Col. Duane Mosier focuses on the patriotic cohesiveness that came out of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, rather than the horror and challenges, during his remarks for the annual Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk Sept. 11, 2024, on Normandy Field at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp) VIEW ORIGINAL
Members of the Fort Leavenworth (Kansas) and Leavenworth (Kansas) Fire Departments roll up a 20-foot-by-30-foot flag as LFD Driver/Operator Jefferson Boor lowers the flag from the platform after the Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk Sept....
6 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the Fort Leavenworth (Kansas) and Leavenworth (Kansas) Fire Departments roll up a 20-foot-by-30-foot flag as LFD Driver/Operator Jefferson Boor lowers the flag from the platform after the Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk Sept. 11, 2024, at Normandy Field on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The flag was hung about 70 feet in the air as a backdrop to the annual ceremony that commemorates the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony consisted of an assembly of students, staff and parents on the football field with speakers, essay readers and choir performances. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp) VIEW ORIGINAL
Members of the Fort Leavenworth (Kansas) and Leavenworth (Kansas) Fire Departments roll up a 20-foot-by-30-foot flag as LFD Driver/Operator Jefferson Boor lowers the flag from the platform after the Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk Sept....
7 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the Fort Leavenworth (Kansas) and Leavenworth (Kansas) Fire Departments roll up a 20-foot-by-30-foot flag as LFD Driver/Operator Jefferson Boor lowers the flag from the platform after the Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk Sept. 11, 2024, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The flag was hung about 70 feet in the air as a backdrop to the annual ceremony that commemorates the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony consisted of an assembly of students, staff and parents on the football field with speakers, essay readers and choir performances. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp) VIEW ORIGINAL
Leavenworth Fire Department Driver/Operator Jefferson Boor lowers a flag from the platform as members of the Fort Leavenworth (Kansas) and Leavenworth (Kansas) Fire Departments roll up the 20-foot-by-30-foot flag after the Unified School District...
8 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Leavenworth Fire Department Driver/Operator Jefferson Boor lowers a flag from the platform as members of the Fort Leavenworth (Kansas) and Leavenworth (Kansas) Fire Departments roll up the 20-foot-by-30-foot flag after the Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk Sept. 11, 2024, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The flag was hung about 70 feet in the air as a backdrop to the annual ceremony that commemorates the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony consisted of an assembly of students, staff and parents on the football field with speakers, essay readers and choir performances. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp) VIEW ORIGINAL
Students wave flags as Unified School District 207 Board of Education Member Jackie Williams delivers remarks during the Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk Sept. 11, 2024, on Normandy Field at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence...
9 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Students wave flags as Unified School District 207 Board of Education Member Jackie Williams delivers remarks during the Unified School District 207 Freedom Walk Sept. 11, 2024, on Normandy Field at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp) VIEW ORIGINAL

Fort Leavenworth community celebrates freedom at annual 9-11 commemoration