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From YouTube: 9/11 Wreath Laying Ceremony
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Mayor Walsh and Father Connolly honor the first responders and families who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001 at the Boston Public Garden, in the 9/11 Contemplative Garden.
A
B
Thank
you
to
the
Boston
Police
gala
common
column
bagpipers
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
pat
cahill
Hoban,
a
member
of
the
mass
9/11
family,
Advisory
Committee.
It
is
my
privilege
to
have
the
Honorable
Martin
J
Walsh
mayor
of
Boston,
to
preside
over
this
wreath-laying
ceremony.
I
am
also
pleased
to
welcome
the
Honorable
Charles
Vega
governor
of
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
and
mrs.
B
Baker
a
turn:
the
Commissioner
William
G
Ross
Boston,
Police,
Department
My,
dear
family
members,
that
I
heal
with
me
and
all
of
you,
family
members,
friends
and
the
public
to
the
Garden
of
Remembrance
9/11
memorial.
This
was
the
first
monument
monument
erected
in
the
Boston
Public
Garden
in
over
80
years,
when
it
was
dedicated
in
July
2004.
B
C
Let
us
pray
good
and
gracious
God.
We
come
together
this
afternoon
and
this
historic
public
garden
and
in
this
Garden
of
Remembrance,
as
we
commemorate
the
terrible
events
of
17
years
ago,
we
come
before
your
Lord
with
hearts
folds,
which
saw
our
pain
for
those
who
lost
their
lives
that
day,
but
also
that
hearts
with
hearts
that
have
been
soothe,
whether
they're
we
as
a
people,
we
as
a
Commonwealth.
C
We
as
a
nation
in
the
city,
have
responded
to
those
events
Lord
in
these
days
when
people
seem
to
lose
faith
and
vote
Civic
and
faith
institutions
when
the
civil
discourse
is
not
nearly
as
civil
as
it
should
be,
help
us
through
our
commemoration
of
the
events
of
17
years
ago,
to
remember
that
we
are
never
stronger
than
when
we
are
together.
Then
we
can
do
new
things
and
do
them
better
together
than
we
can
ever
do
apart,
as
we
remember
those
whose
lives
were
lost
that
day.
C
C
Remember
that
it
is
in
you
that
we
find
our
strength
and
if
the
strength
you
give
us
is
meant
to
be
shared
so
that
we
might
grow
to
be
one
strong
people
or
people
united
in
Neth
of
liberty
and
of
peace
who
seek
to
be
men
and
women
who
protect
freedom
by
sharing
its
values,
not
only
here
at
home,
but
throughout.
The
world
bless
us
this
day,
and
you
would
help
us
always
to
remember.
C
D
D
Much
and
I
want
to
thank
you,
pat
cahill,
hello,
for
emceeing
us
today
and
into
all
the
9/11
fund
families.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
today,
father
Connolly,
as
always,
thank
you
for
your
prayers
today.
I'd
also
like
to
just
to
recognize
from
our
public
safety.
Commissioner
Ross
from
the
Boston
Police
Department
already
been
mentioned.
Commissioner
Joe
friend
from
the
Boston
Fire
Department,
is
here
as
well
with
us,
as
well
as
chief
green
from
the
MBTA
police.
Thank
you
to
all
our
first
responders
who
keep
us
safe
every
single
day,
21
who
lost
somebody.
D
They
love
on
that
on
that
September
11
2001
17
years
ago.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
sharing
this
sacred
day
with
all
of
us.
Pat
mentioned
the
the
sibling
tree.
It's
actually
it's
right
there
to
the
left
of
us.
It's
when
we
call
it
ELISA,
but
we
planted
it
three
years
ago.
I
believe
it
was
about
two
feet
high
and
it's
it's
count
as
booming
over
our
public
gardens
and
a
couple
more
years
will
be.
So
that's
not
so
that's
our
sibling
tree
and
in
front
of
it.
D
That
signifies
a
plaque
that
we
planted
the
day
that
we
planted
a
the
Scriptures
tell
us
that
we
are
all
children
of
the
light
we
don't.
We
do
not
belong
to
the
darkness.
That's
what
we
are
here
to
remember
today.
What
this
community
of
survivors
is
that
beacon.
We
remember
those
precious
lives
that
we
lost
17
years
ago.
We
had
to
remember
the
light
they
brought
into
this
world.
D
We
had
to
make
sure
that
the
Australia's
live
on,
that
they
continue
and
you
continue
to
honor
them
in
the
way
we
live
in
the
way
we
love
in
the
way
of
how
we
treat
each
other
today,
all
over
our
city
and
all
over
our
country
and
all
over,
we
see
incredible
acts
of
kindness.
You
see
profound
acts
of
love.
It's
a
national
day
of
service,
the
goodness
of
being
kind,
is
a
light
that
can
never
be
put
out.
D
So,
as
we
lay
the
wreath
with
you
today,
we
was
we
was
off
to
honor
this
example
that
year
the
families
have
given
us
and
shown
us.
We
resolve
the
scene
United
as
a
community
with
all
the
families
here
today
and
that
couldn't
be
here
today.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
I
want
to
go
out
to
say:
god
bless
all
of
you
that
are
here
today
now
I'd
like
to
ask
the
baby's
family
to
join
me
in
the
governor.
D
In
laying
the
wreath
Mark
Davis
was
on
flight
175
when
we
lost
him
we're
joined
today
by
I'm,
going
to
just
name
the
girls,
Mary
Kathleen
and
Mary,
Ellen
and
I
know.
The
boys
are
here
as
well
on
this
there's
nieces
and
nephews
and
everybody
here
so
I
want
to
ask
the
baby's
family
to
to
lay
the
wreath.