[October 09, 2009] CBP Port Huron Honors the Heroes of 9/11 Tweet Oct 09, 2009 (DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- (Monday, September 14, 2009) >click for hi-res CBP officers in Port Huron, Mich., lower flags to half staff in tribute to those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.Port Huron, Mich. - September 11, 2001, a day that none of us will ever forget and a day that the employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection use as a call to duty. Eight years later, CBP employees in Port Huron, Mich., gathered at 8:46 a.m. for a flag lowering ceremony to reflect on the events of that terrible day and to have a moment of silence to remember those that were lost and the heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice. As travelers approached the CBP inspection facility on the Blue Water Bridge at 8:46 a.m., they were met by officers in formation out in the morning sun, watching the American flag being lowered and raised to half-mast as a tribute to those who were lost that day. The travelers looked on, most with a silent nod of understanding, as they shared in the memorial.>click for hi-res CBP officers observe a moment of silence in honor of September 11 in Port Huron, Mich. Upon completion of the silent memorial, officers returned to work, fulfilling their commitment to protect and serve the American people every hour of every day. "CBP officers in Port Huron and around the country work long hours on the frontline to honor those who perished and to salute those who showed remarkable courage through their heroic actions on 9/11," said Port Director David Dusellier. Ron Smith, CBP Public Affairs, Phone: (313) 496-2191 CBP Headquarters, Office of Public Affairs, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 3.4A, Washington, DC 20229 Phone:(202) 344-1780 or, (800) 826-1471Fax:(202) 344-1393 [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]