The younger generation also found a way to remember the events of 9/11 on Friday at Howe Military Camp.

126 young men and women -- all part of ROTC -- showed their support for the men and women fire fighters and police officers who gave their lives eight years ago.

The students took part in a bell ringing and cannon ceremony Friday morning, even though many of the students were too young to vividly remember that day.

Members of the LaGrange County Sheriff's Department and the Howe Fire Department also attended the event.

"It was a slap against the country and they need to remember that. These are hopefully going to be our leaders in the future and they need to carry it on for the next generation," said Karl Vaughn of the LaGrange County Reserves.

Grades 5th through 12th were represented - all dressed to the nines in uniforms - many of whom will join branches of the military.

However, the ceremony was not for them. It was for those in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania: for people they never knew.

"We all have the same kind of emotions, same kind of lives, and we know that we wouldn't want that taken away from us so we want to go and try and help them, said Captain Jacob Riddle.

Fire fighters, police, and residents from throughout LaGrange County also joined in the ceremony, not afraid to hide their passion for America; many reliving that day they'll never forget.

"We had radios at work and everyone kept saying 'planes are bombing and hitting things' and everyone was just gathering around,'" said Cheryl Kirkpatrick, who attended the ceremony.

"We had family and friends at the Pentagon when it was hit and they actually missed any problems because they were late for work," said Gail Demint, a resident of Sturgis.

As the cannon went off, and taps began to play, the residents of a small Indiana town stopped for just a few minutes to say thanks.

"It is a way of remembering, like the bombing in Oklahoma or the holocaust," said Demint. "It's a mass situation that we'll never forget."

Of the 126 students at the school, about ninety percent of them will go on to college, while the rest will go straight to the military.