Ventura County observes sixth anniversary of terrorist attacks

Photos by JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers PATRIOT PALS- Banyan Elementary School first-grader Gabrielle Collins, 6, left, classmate Jeremy Mudgett, 6, right, a member of Cub Scout Pack No. 3730 and Jeremy's brother Benjamin, 3, wait for Tuesday's Freedom Walk program to begin in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library courtyard. The memorial event recognizes heroes of 9/11 and U.S. servicemen and women. SAD BUT PROUD- - Deena Burnett Baily, whose husband, Tom Burnett, was among the ringleaders of a group of passengers who fought back against terrorists who hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, speaks of dealing with the aftermath of that day. Her husband called her from the doomed plane, saying he and others were "going to do something." The event was sponsored by the Reagan Library and by MilitaryConnection.com. OBSERVING RIGHT OF WAY- Participating in the second annual Simi Valley Freedom Walk are Newbury Park family members Sierrah White, 11, left, a Sequoia Middle School sixthgrader, her mother, Natalie, and Maple Elementary School first-grader Sydney, 7. They walked along Presidential Drive at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library during the 9/11 observance.