2022 Memorial Ceremony Program
HONORING THOSE WE’VE LOST
ANNUAL COMMEMORATION OF 9/11 AND MICHIGAN FALLEN HEROES MEMORIAL CEREMONY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
Processional
Metro Detroit Police and Fire Pipes and Drums
Master of Ceremony
Kevin Dietz
WJR Radio
Invocation
Chaplain Kenneth Tanner
Honor Guard
Oakland County's Sheriff's Office
Wayne County Sheriff's Office
US Customs and Border Protection
Kent County Sheriff's Office
Detroit Police Department
Michigan State Police
National Anthem
Vanessa Carr
Pledge of Allegiance
Chief Michael Patton
West Bloomfield Police Department
Introduction of Officials
Remembrance Of Our Heroes
Reading: Abbey Leveille
Daughter of Fallen Trooper Todd Leveille
A Hero’s Welcome - Poem by Robert Longley
Captain Derrick Maye
Detroit Police Department
On behalf of Fallen Officer Loren Michael Courts
Sheriff Michael Bouchard
Oakland County Sheriff
Reading of Names 2022
State Senator Rosemary Bayer
Firefighter's Bell Ringing
Bob Bartley
Retired Bloomfield Township Firefighter
21 Gun Salute and Taps
Oakland County Sheriff’s Office
Amazing Grace
Metro Detroit Police and Fire Pipes and Drums
Candlelight Vigil and Benediction
Chaplain William H. Murphy, II
Accompanied by Vanessa Carr
Bring Him Home
(song by Colm Wilkinson)
People: We light a candle to honor our grief and give thanks for the lives of our loved ones. May this light guide us forward toward healing and peace.
Leader: We acknowledge the power in this holy act of remembrance and honor the ones we have lost by sharing their light, as well as our own, with others and the world.
We thank everyone for their participation today. We will continue to raise funds to ensure this site develops for the perpetual honor of those who lost their lives serving others.
Please see the volunteer table if you would like an etching of a name.
Special thanks to:
- Kevin Dietz
- The Desert Angels
- Metro Detroit Police and Fire Pipes and Drums
- Tim Lyons – EPIC Event Contracting and DJ Supply, Waterford
- Oakland County Facilities Management and Operations
- Oakland County Parks and Recreation
- Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Cadet Unit
- Rochester Hills Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- Mark Brinker & Associates
- Vanessa Carr - Vocalist