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Retired Lt. Col. Michael Iratcabal stares up at the American Flag during Friday's Sept. 11 remembrance at Incline High School.
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The day two planes crashed into New York will be the day that lives in infamy for this generation.
Those toppling towers may forever be a wound on the psyche of this country and its citizens — that's the message Incline High School Principal John Clark had for those who attended Friday's flag raising.
“It's not a scar, it's still a wound that might not ever heal,” said retired Lt. Col. Michael Iratcabal with the IHS JROTC.
Iratcabal said seeing the flags raised and hearing the speeches brought up a well of emotion in him.
The IHS Highlander JROTC Battalion raised the flag in front of the high school Friday in commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks. Then, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and St. Francis Catholic Church sounded their horns and bells to honor those lost.
“It makes me think of the people whose lives have been affected during the attacks and after the attacks and making sure we remember those people who were lost,” Iratcabal said.
During the ceremony, mother and daughter Tia Rancourt and Sarah Scott locked arms.
“It brought back some memories of how scary it was when it first happened,” said Scott, an IHS senior. “I'm glad we're able to respect the people who went through such hardships because of that event.
Rancourt, also spokeswoman for NLTFPD, said she was glad the fire department could be there.
“Sept. 11 is a day I think we will all remember the rest of our lives,” Rancourt said.
Those toppling towers may forever be a wound on the psyche of this country and its citizens — that's the message Incline High School Principal John Clark had for those who attended Friday's flag raising.
“It's not a scar, it's still a wound that might not ever heal,” said retired Lt. Col. Michael Iratcabal with the IHS JROTC.
Iratcabal said seeing the flags raised and hearing the speeches brought up a well of emotion in him.
The IHS Highlander JROTC Battalion raised the flag in front of the high school Friday in commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks. Then, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and St. Francis Catholic Church sounded their horns and bells to honor those lost.
“It makes me think of the people whose lives have been affected during the attacks and after the attacks and making sure we remember those people who were lost,” Iratcabal said.
During the ceremony, mother and daughter Tia Rancourt and Sarah Scott locked arms.
“It brought back some memories of how scary it was when it first happened,” said Scott, an IHS senior. “I'm glad we're able to respect the people who went through such hardships because of that event.
Rancourt, also spokeswoman for NLTFPD, said she was glad the fire department could be there.
“Sept. 11 is a day I think we will all remember the rest of our lives,” Rancourt said.
