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MADERA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Community members successful Madera gathered to grant the archetypal responders who mislaid their lives during the 9/11 violent attacks arsenic portion of the city's yearly remembrance ceremonial connected Thursday, Sept. 11.
The lawsuit took spot successful beforehand of the county’s downtown firefighter memorial, which features an archetypal alloy beam from the World Trade Center. Officials accidental the tract is 1 of lone a fistful nationwide to show specified a relic.
The ceremonial included a presumption of colors, keynote speakers, and a doorbell salute performed by the CAL Fire L2881 Honor Guard.
Courthouse Park, wherever the memorial is located, besides features monuments dedicated to veterans and section instrumentality enforcement.
In a connection pursuing the ceremony, the City of Madera's Police Department noted the value of commemorating the tragic events that occurred connected Sept. 11, 2001.
"While we faced tragedy, we came unneurotic arsenic a federation bonded by sadness and patriotism. As we determination forward, we indispensable enactment agreed arsenic a state and ne'er hide the lives mislaid connected this day. A heartfelt convey you to CAL FIRE for organizing this meaningful lawsuit and ensuring our assemblage has a spot to remember, reflect, and honor.
City of Madera Police DepartmentThe constabulary section besides says that the unity seen successful the United States pursuing 9/11 should beryllium an illustration to travel successful the country's astir divisive times.
"If we larn thing other from this tragedy, we larn that beingness is abbreviated and determination is nary clip for hate," Sandy Dahl, woman of Flight 93 aviator Jason Dahl posted by MPD connected societal media.
