PHOTO INFORMATION: State Rep. Greg Alexander (left) was joined by cousin Mike Alexander, who has spent 43 years as a paramedic in Lexington and 45 years in Emergency Medical Services, for a special ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 15 in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

The ceremony at the state Capitol building in Lansing honors first responders and members of the military from Michigan, including those who died in the line of duty in the past year.