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On the anniversary of the September 11 attacks,
members of the Fermilab community gathered at
the Fermilab Fire House to commemorate the
343 firefighters who lost their lives when the two
World Trade Center towers collapsed. Fire Chief
Jack Steinhoff presided over the ceremony,
which included remarks by Fermilab Director
Mike Witherell and Associate Director Jed Brown,
who read “The Firefighter’s Prayer.”The memorial
service incorporated several traditional tributes
to fallen firefighters, including the Tolling of the
Bell; two piles of boots, coats and helmets; and
a recording of bagpipers playing “Amazing Grace.”
The names of the 343 firefighters were read during
the ceremony, which paused twice for a minute of
silence to mark the times of the towers’collapse.
About 150 people attended the ceremony.
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