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Southland 9/11 events

The Rev. A. Edward Moch hangs his head next to his special flag prior to the start of the Los Angeles Fire Department 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center. Moch said he lost two relatives in the attacks 12 years ago and tries to attend all of the ceremonies.

The Rev. A. Edward Moch hangs his head next to his special flag prior to the start of the Los Angeles Fire Department 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center. Moch said he lost two relatives in the attacks 12 years ago and tries to attend all of the ceremonies.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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Southland events were held Wednesday to commemorate the worst act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history, known simply as 9/11.

Taps

Los Angeles firefighter Dustin Clark plays taps at the end of the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Steel girder

Guy Cenname with the American Red Cross lays a bouquet of flowers and touches the ironwork support from the south tower of the World Trade Center after the Los Angeles Fire Department 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Raising the flag

Former firefighters Don Dodd, left, and Bill Dahlquist, members of the Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society, prepare to raise the flag during the group’s annual 9/11 memorial program at the Fallen Firefighters Memorial Plaza in Hollywood.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Saluting the fallen

Firefighters with Los Angeles Fire Station No. 27 in Hollywood take part in the 9/11 ceremony.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Standing together

Los Angeles Firefighters Dion Cooper, from right, Andrew Regalado, and Mike Lee stand with fellow firefighters from Station 27 during the LAFD Historical Society’s ceremony at the Fallen Firefighters Memorial Plaza.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Ringing the bell

LAFD Historical Society member and former firefighter Jim Finn rings the bell during the 9/11 memorial ceremony.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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