Rendering honors to the fallen
Gary Curmode, Sedgwick County fire chief, rings the bell during a Patriot Day Retreat Ceremony Sept. 11, 2012, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Curmode rang the bell three times as a tribute to the almost 3,000 people who died on 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maurice A. Hodges)