The Alamo remembered at dawn

March 6, 2019 By Heron Staff 1 Comment

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Wreaths honoring Alamo defenders are placed in front of the Alamo during the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Ron Moulton (from left), Raleigh Conklin, David P. Crockett and Allen Dillon portray Alamo defenders during the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Re-enactors portray soldiers during the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Re-enactors portray soldiers during the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Juan Gonzales (center) portrays Gregorio Esparza during the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Archie Russell, 5, from Johnson City Tenn., watches the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Re-enactors portray soldiers during the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

A re-enactor portrays a scene during the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Individuals portraying Gen. Santa Anna’s men re-enact their march towards the north wall of the Alamo during the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Katie Dillard, portraying Susanna Dickinson, is escorted out of the Alamo by Gen. Santa Anna’s men during the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 26, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Re-enactors portray soldiers during the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Re-enactors portray soldiers during the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Descendants of Alamo defenders lay flower wreaths in front of the Alamo after the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019.

Flowers and wreaths are placed in front of the Alamo following the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Descendants of Alamo defenders lay flower wreaths in front of the Alamo after the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019.

Attendees observe a moment of silence during Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

A bagpipe player performs during Dawn at the Alamo ceremony, which observes the day the compound fell in 1836, March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Flowers lie on the Cenotaph after Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019, at Alamo Plaza.

Flowers lie on the Cenotaph after Dawn at the Alamo ceremony March 6, 2019 at Alamo Plaza.

Some individuals who participated in the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony eat breakfast after the event March 6, 2019, at the Buckhorn Saloon.

Some individuals who participated in the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony eat breakfast after the event March 6, 2019, at the Buckhorn Saloon.

Some individuals who participated in the Dawn at the Alamo ceremony eat breakfast after the event March 6, 2019, at the Buckhorn Saloon.

More than 200 people, many of whom were direct descendants of the garrison that defended the Alamo in 1836, gathered in front of the Cradle of Texas Liberty Wednesday morning for the annual Dawn at the Alamo ceremony. Each year on March 6, the gathering observes the final day of the 13-day siege, when Mexican soldiers took over the compound.

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