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Photos: Southeast Minnesota Patriot Day event held in Rochester

Olmsted County, Rochester Police, Rochester Fire Departments participate in Southeast Minnesota Patriot Day event.

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOTDAY.026.jpg — Community members observe the national anthem during a Patriot Day event on Friday, September 11, 2020, at Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)

By Traci Westcott

September 11, 2020 at 2:14 PM

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOTDAY.031.jpg — Brad Trahan observes the Pledge of Allegiance during a Patriot Day event on Friday, September 11, 2020, at Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOTDAY.033.jpg — A Patriot Day event is held on Friday, September 11, 2020, at Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOTDAY.063.jpg — Rochester Fire Chief Eric Kerska speaks during a Patriot Day event on Friday, September 11, 2020, at Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOTDAY.039.jpg — Rochester Police Capt. Jeff Stilwell speaks during a Patriot Day event on Friday, September 11, 2020, at Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOTDAY.065.jpg — Officers stand as they are recognized during a Patriot Day event on Friday, September 11, 2020, at Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)

091120.N.RPB.PATRIOTDAY.047.jpg — Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgerson speaks during a Patriot Day event on Friday, September 11, 2020, at Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester. (Traci Westcott / twestcott@postbulletin.com)

By Traci Westcott

Traci Westcott is a photojournalist for the Post Bulletin covering the southeast Minnesota region. Before she moved to Rochester, she was a photography intern for the Dubois County Herald in Jasper, Indiana. Readers can reach Traci at 507-281-7470 or twestcott@postbulletin.com.