Odessa, Texas/September 11, 2025-A special ceremony was held at Memorial Garden Park to honor and remember the first responders and victims who lost their lives during the September 11, 2001, attacks on the Twin Towers.”
(Cal Hendrick, City of Odessa Mayor-Odessa, Texas)
Chief of Police Michael Gerke, Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis, and Odessa Fire Chief Jason Cotton took part in the solemn ceremony, paying tribute to the first responders who gave their lives in the line of duty.
(Michael Gerke, Chief of Police-Odessa Police Department/Odessa, Texas)
Community members who attended the ceremony placed American flags around the pond and throughout Memorial Garden Park.”
For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.



