Lagunans gather for remembrance and reflection on 9/11 anniversary

Members of the Laguna Beach fire and marine safety departments salute as bells ring during a 9/11 ceremony of remembrance Tuesday morning at Monument Point in Heisler Park.

Laguna Beach City Councilman Bob Whalen shares in a moment of silence Tuesday morning during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Monument Point in Heisler Park.

Members of the Laguna Beach fire and marine safety departments walk past “Semper Memento,” a 9/11 memorial at Monument Point in Heisler Park that includes pieces of the fallen World Trade Center towers, as they participate in a 17th-anniversary commemoration Tuesday morning.

Sgt. David McGill, a member of the Laguna Beach police honor guard, walks past the “Semper Memento,” or “always remember,” 9/11 memorial at Monument Point in Heisler Park that includes two beams from the fallen World Trade Center towers.

Laguna Beach artist Jorg Dubin, who created the “Semper Memento” 9/11 memorial at Monument Point, comments on what the piece means to him during Tuesday’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony in Heisler Park.

Laguna Beach Fire Department Division Chief Api Weinert speaks about how the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, affected the world during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Monument Point in Heisler Park on Tuesday morning.

Artist Jorg Dubin’s “Semper Memento” 9/11 memorial at Monument Point in Heisler Park is adorned with flags Tuesday morning during a ceremony in Laguna Beach commemorating the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The memorial includes two pieces of the fallen World Trade Center towers in New York.

Members of the Laguna Beach fire and marine safety departments listen to bagpipers close Tuesday morning’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Monument Point in Heisler Park.

Two Laguna Beach firefighters pause to reflect at the “Semper Memento,” or “always remember,” 9/11 memorial at Monument Point in Heisler Park on Tuesday morning.