Cooley Ranch Elementary Pays Homage to Heroes with 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
Photo Courtesy of: Kristine Zamora
From left: Cadet Samantha Perez, Cadet Gerardo Vargas, Cooley Ranch Elementary School Principal Mrs. Valerie Villareal, Assistant Principal Ms. Lorilee Martin, CHS NJROTC Cadet Ernest Hernandez, Cadet Mathieu Zamora.
Photo Courtesy of: Kristine Zamora
Students, parents and Cooley Ranch Elementary School staff gather for the remembrance ceremony, which honored the memory of those who lost their lives in the fatal September 11, 2001 attacks.
Photo Courtesy of: Kristine Zamora
The Colton High School NJROTC cadets present the colors during the ceremony at Cooley Ranch Elementary. From left: Cadet Samantha Perez, Cadet Gerardo Vargas, Cadet Mathieu Zamora, Cadet Ernest Hernandez.
Photo Courtesy of: Kristine Zamora
CHS NJROTC cadets (from front to back): Cadet Samantha Perez, Cadet Gerardo Vargas, Cadet Mathieu Zamora and Cadet Ernest Hernandez. Cadet Zamora attended Cooley Ranch Elementary in his younger years. “It always brings a tear or two in remembrance of this day,” said his mother, Kristine.
Photo Courtesy of: Kristine Zamora
The cadets prepare for their presentation. From left: CHS NJROTC Cadet Ernest Hernandez, Cadet Mathieu Zamora, Cadet Gerardo Vargas and Cadet Samantha Perez.
Photo Courtesy of: Kristine Zamora
The NJROTC cadets hold their rifles and flags in preparation for the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on the 12th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. From left: Colton High School NJROTC Cadet Samantha Perez, Cadet Gerardo Vargas, Cadet Mathieu Zamora, and Cadet Ernest Hernandez.
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The school children were looking at the flags with awe, according to Colton High School NJROTC Color Guard Captain Gerardo Vargas.
Photo Courtesy of: Valerie Villareal
Cooley Ranch Elementary School students watch the presentation of colors by the Colton High School (CHS) NJROTC Color Guard.
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