The sound of bagpipes filled the air around an I-beam from Ground Zero at the Francis Street Park on Sunday, marking the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks amid an impromptu ceremony.
Ricky McKenzie, a retired Coast Guard Veteran, has played his highland bagpipes at the Port Angeles 9/11 memorial for the past three years.
For him, it’s just something he should do to pay respects and honor those who lost their lives and to honor those who work in public safety, he said.
Once finished at the park, he went to the Port Angeles Fire Station on Fifth Street to play for firemen who had just returned from a call.