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Clark County commemorates the 10-year anniversary.
Battle Ground artist Jim Demetro poses in front of four clay figures that commemorate 9/11. Now cast in bronze, the sculpture is ready for display.

Battle Ground artist’s 9/11 sculpture unveiled

Piece will be displayed in county, Chehalis

A bronze monument representing figures of 9/11, as well as artifacts from two of the buildings that were attacked 10 years ago, will be on display Friday in Battle Ground and Saturday morning in Vancouver. Battle Ground artist Jim Demetro created the four-piece sculpture and picked it up at the foundry just in time for a series of events commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

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Even here in Clark County, 3,000 miles from Ground Zero, the attacks of 9/11 had a powerful impact. The constant media coverage and shocking images burned in people’s minds. “I think almost everyone of a certain age feels they experienced that event,” said Vancouver psychologist Kirk Johnson, owner of Vancouver Guidance Clinic. “You can certainly experience the trauma of an event without actually being there.”

Carsen Yela, 7, of Vancouver, kisses her father, Vancouver firefighter Joe Yela, during a Sept. 11, 2010 flag ceremony to observe the ninth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. A number of events are planned in and around Clark County to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the U.S.

Photo by Zachary Kaufman

Carsen Yela, 7, of Vancouver, kisses her father, Vancouver firefighter Joe Yela, during a Sept. 11, 2010 flag ceremony to observe the ninth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. A number of events are planned in and around Clark County to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the U.S.

Events commemorating 9/11 planned around county

From somber memorials honoring lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, to celebrations of the first responders who contributed to rescue efforts following the attacks of that day, a number of events have been scheduled in Clark County and beyond. Poetry Reading

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