Crescenta Valley commemorates 9/11 with vehicle motorcade
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La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Center for Children students wave American flags as the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passes by the 4000 block of La Crescenta Ave,, in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Verdugo Hills American Legion Post 288 and VFW 1614 members wave American flags as the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passes by the 4000 block of La Crescenta Ave,, in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Rosemont Middle School eighth grade English teacher Jessica Cole documents with her cell phone as students wave while the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passes by the school, in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passes by La Canada High School, in La Canada Flintridge on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Members of the La Crescenta Woman’s Club wave American flags as the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passes by the 4000 block of La Crescenta Ave,, in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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La Canada High School students were able to catch the end of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade as it passed by the school in La Canada Flintridge on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Crescenta Valley Church member Karen nelson waves an American flag as the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passes by the 4000 block of La Crescenta Ave,, in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Flags were at half staff at La Canada High School as the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passed by the school in La Canada Flintridge on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Rosemont Middle School principal Dr. Scott Anderle gives out fist bumps while students wait for the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade to pass by the school in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Rosemont Middle School eighth grade English teacher Jessica Cole passed out American flags just before the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passed by the school in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Crescenta Valley Town Concil’s Harry Leon, left, rides in the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade as it passes by La Canada High School in La Canada Flintridge on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passed by Rosemont Middle School in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passed by La Canada High School in La Canada Flintridge on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Center for Children student named Arthur waved American flags as he prepared for the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade on the 4000 block of La Crescenta Ave,, in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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American flags wave as the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passed by the 4000 block of La Crescenta Ave,, in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Rosemont Middle School students wait for the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade to pass by in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Tony Wade of Burbank waits by his 1932 Ford for the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade to begin, in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Members of the La Crescenta Woman’s Club pose for a photo as they wait for the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade pass by in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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A large sign and an American flag for 9-11 were seen on a large truck in front of St. Bede the Venerable Church in La Canada High School in La Canada Flintridge on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Glendale Police motorcycle officers along with the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passed by Rosemont Middle School in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Verdugo Hills American Legion Post 288 and VFW 1614 wave American flags as the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passes by the 4000 block of La Crescenta Ave,, in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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La Crescenta Presbyterian Church Center for Children students wave American flags as the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passes by the 4000 block of La Crescenta Ave,, in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passed by Rosemont Middle School in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Chuck Huges, vice commander of the Verdugo Hills American Legion post 288, held an American flag as the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passed by the 4000 block of La Crescenta Ave,, in La Crescenta on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Local resident Harriet Hammons followed along as the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade passed by La Canada High School in La Canada Flintridge on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Crescenta Valley Weekly publisher Robin Goldsworthy rode in the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce Remembrance Motorcade as it passed by La Canada High School in La Canada Flintridge on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. The motorcade passed by La Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge schools and fire stations. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
By Andy Nguyen
A procession of vehicles including those from local police and fire departments snaked its way through the Crescenta Valley on Tuesday morning to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, when nearly 3,000 people were killed in New York City, Pennsylvania and the Pentagon.
Now in its sixth year, the Crescenta Valley Remembrance Motorcade was organized by members of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce. The motorcade included fire truck, police cruisers and vintage cars.
The vehicles traveled on a route that took them by multiple schools in La Crescenta and La Cañada Flintridge, along with several local fire departments and the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station.
#GUSD students were honored to witness the 6th Annual Crescenta Valley Remembrance Motorcade Patriot Day. pic.twitter.com/7x1L5kyHSP
— Glendale Schools CA (@GlendaleUSD) September 11, 2018
Patriots Day parade in the Crescenta Valley. pic.twitter.com/TOBmnAd0BV
— Montrose Search & Rescue Team (Ca.) (@MontroseSAR) September 11, 2018
The Patriot Day event culminated with a memorial ceremony for first responders later in the evening at Bob Smith Toyota.
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Andy Nguyen was the public safety reporter for the Burbank Leader and Glendale News-Press. He previously worked for the Thousand Oaks Acorn and the Orange County Register. A native of Orange County, he attended UC Berkeley, where he wrote for the Daily Californian and graduated with a degree in media studies.