Baltimore Police Officer Sings National Anthem On 9/11

BALTIMORE, MD — A Baltimore police officer delivered a touching tribute Tuesday in Canton. He was asked to sing the national anthem outside Mission BBQ.

Daily the anthem is sung at noon at the patriotic barbecue joint, but Tuesday was a solemn occasion since it marked 17 years since Sept. 11, 2001.

Officer Nigel Rose stood in the bed of a truck outside the restaurant in Canton Crossing, with a crowd around him as he sang the anthem that was inspired by the flag at nearby Fort McHenry.

Following Rose's rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner, there was a moment of silence to remember those whose lives were lost in the terrorist attacks.

It was one of several ways 9/11 was remembered around the region.

A ceremony was held at the World Trade Center in Baltimore.

There was also a wreath-laying in Annapolis.

Officials in Howard County gathered in remembrance at Centennial Park.

Harford County hosted a wreath-laying ceremony in Bel Air.

In Parkville, the bell was tolled on Maryland's 9/11 Rolling Memorial to remember all the firefighters who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

In Perry Hall, another Mission BBQ hosted a 9/11 remembrance.

So did Mission BBQ in Greenbelt, with the Prince George's County Police Department in attendance:

Aberdeen Proving Ground's senior commander joined those in Cecil County for a commemorative gathering.

How did you remember 9/11? Tell us in the comments.

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Video of Officer Nigel Rose performing the national anthem at Mission BBQ on Sept. 11, 2018, courtesy of the Baltimore Police Department. The Baltimore police officer also sang the national anthem at Pimlico Race Course in 2016 for Black-Eyed Susan Day, before the Preakness.