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Good morning and welcome on this gray day, thank you very much for coming. I appreciate you being.

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Here today, so that we can honor the lives touched, the lives lost, the lives changed on.

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That tragic day, my name is susan mott. I'm president of the carroll county volunteer.

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Emergency services association and will serve as your master of ceremony during our ceremony today.

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Cc visa treasurer mary carol stiffler will ring the bell at 8 46 heralding a moment of silence in.

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Remembrance be advised, this is always a challenge, because there's usually somebody speaking at that.

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Moment but everybody is aware that we will take that moment of silence. We will begin our.

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Ceremony today, with the carroll county, sheriff's department, honor guard posting of the colors.

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Please remain at attention as devin nichols sings, our national anthem.

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Oh say: can you see by the by the sons.

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At the twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes I am bright stars through.

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The perilous fight or the ram parts we watched were so gallant. These streaming.

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The bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our.

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Flag was still there. Oh satan does that star-spangled banned and away.

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For the lands of the first.

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I would like to welcome dev excuse me, deacon charles barnhart, for our invocation.

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Greetings to each one of you this day in the name of our risen, lord and savior jesus christ.

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As we take a moment this morning to remember the lives lost those who've worked so diligently fire.

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Rescue ems and police yeah that dreadful day 22 years ago in new york, remember that we always come.

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Back alive and well and that we will always be safe, and that is a message that we extend.

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As far service people all over this nation this day and this morning, so let us pause for prayer.

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Oh good and gracious god we give you thanks for this day and.

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What it means to each one of us, because lord, we all have our different opinions and.

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We ask you to be with us, as we always remember,.

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And lord, lest we forget those who have lost lives, those families who are still in mourning.

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For those lives lost 22 dreadful years ago, father, we ask you to be with us during this service. This.

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Morning we ask you to be with those who will be participating. We give thanks for our county.

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Fire ems, an auxiliary personnel- we ask you to be with our chief michael.

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We ask you to be with our sheriff jim and we ask you to be with those people who work so.

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Diligently to keep us safe and that we ask that all our personnel always come home, safe.

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Lord be with us this day, as we remember, and it is in your gracious name, that we pray, amen.

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Thank you charlie. We are now going to have a few words from several speakers. Excuse me.

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We're going to begin with, commissioner ed rostein retired colonel u.s army.

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Good morning and uh special good morning to our state's attorney haven, shoemaker councilman.

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Dehoff and uh also a colleague and friend, former commissioner steve wentz, thank you for all being.

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Here this is the time in 9 11.. The cambridge dictionary defines atrocity as an extremely.

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Cruel violent or shocking act 22 years ago we can with unfortunate ease, remember such an act.

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Whether we were directly affected through the loss of loved ones or by the penetration of fear in our.

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Very core: every person was left impacted by the atrocity that took place that day.

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I thought through what I was wanting to share this morning on this solemn event,.

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Is a challenge that knowing has been 22 years for some, they will say like it was such a long time.

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Ago, while with others, it feels like yesterday, many of us share where we were at a time and or.

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How we never saw another plane in the same manner, others seem to forget or not be told as time moved.

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On from those horrible atrocities that occurred on what started to be a beautiful and sunny morning,.

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To be candid and honest, there's not much, I can say that would resonate more than that. That has been.

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Said over the years by some amazing and heroic leaders, many other leaders with unknown names were.

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On the forefront were incredibly heavy uniforms racing up a quarter mile high into those towers.

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No firemen that horrific morning ever refused to move into the buildings and never once thought.

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Of of themselves, first, the men and women in green red and blue, along with the emergency.

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Management services and those running the ambulances were serving endless hours.

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Then there were those not in any special uniform but were in the buildings themselves, working with.

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Each other to find safety, regardless of their own certainty of survival, united airlines, 11 and.

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175 were those that hit the towers and then united airlines 77 went into our pentagon, while ua flight.

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93 that was in route to 90 to san francisco was taken down by unbelievable strength and courage of.

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Passengers in shanksville pennsylvania at 1003 a.m. We now look at how we are impacted. 22 years later,.

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Many can still remember where and how we were sitting when the news painted to terrifying truth.

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Of what was happening on our land of the free 22 years later, we are still tasked with a duty.

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As the american people to never forget, this is not a time to forget what has happened to our.

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Country, but rather to hold the pain deep into our hearts, step forward. Hand in hand with the sorrow.

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But also holding hands with a fellow american from the passover story, we learn empathy for others who.

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Are marginalized, who are regarded as strangers, used as scapegoats or depicted in stereotypes.

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The torah commands us to love the stranger and to learn from our own experiences to identify.

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With the oppressed and finally the seder story teaches us hope now you may be wondering why I'm.

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Bringing this up this morning and I believe it is for good reason- these evil attacks, 22.

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Years ago were from terrorists filled with hate and not representing all arabs and muslims. Just.

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Like the evil, the pharaoh of egypt had did not represent all egyptians. We americans must learn.

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These lessons, it is important to hold one one in another in love, because that is the only thing.

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That can truly combat hateful atrocities, such as what has occurred. Yes, retaliation.

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And patriotism heal the pain but loving one another will seal the wound from expanding.

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This is not the time for hate and bigotry to, especially today, I believe, as an american. We.

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Must be, above all, those feelings? This is why, when I'm thanked for serving, I turn.

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Back and thank them for giving me a reason to serve to support and defend our constitution.

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To serve in our way of life and continue to provide strength and courage to our country.

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May god continue to bless our united states of america maryland and carroll county? Thank you.

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Thank you, commissioner. Rothstein, and now we have jack dewan jr in.

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Honor of fdny firefighter gerald dewan ladder, three.

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Good morning, I'd like to thank everyone for coming this morning and remembering what this anniversary.

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Means to so many people and what it means for the history of our nation. Thank you to the.

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Commissioners of political electies, the sheriff's office chief robinson president mott lieutenant.

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Karolenko for their time, efforts, understanding and helping to make this event possible.

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It's comforting to know and see that the history of september 11 2001, will always.

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Be at the forefront of the public safety training academy so that new recruits in returning veterans.

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Alike will always be reminded of the oath that we've sworn to protect from the front.

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My name is jack dewan and I'm a defense firefighter emt assigned to station 12 on b shift.

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My youngest uncle gerard dewan was a new york city firefighter murdered on september 11th.

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Some people cringe when that word gets used. Then I explained that the new york.

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City coroner's office, death certificate lists the manner of death as homicide.

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On april 16, 1966 gerard dewan was born to parents, paul and emma dewan of boston massachusetts.

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Paul was a boston fireman, just like his two brothers and his father before him.

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Gerard, like his brothers, paul jr bill and my father jack continued in the family tradition.

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And also became firemen with my cousin, michael getting on the job in 1995 gerard became the.

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Ninth fireman in our family on february, 4th 1996 when he entered the fdny training academy.

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On randall's island, almost 30 years old in november of 97, I became the 10th. I was 18.

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As a probe, gerard was assigned to 217 engine in bed, stuy brooklyn.

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217 was a coveted spot, as they were always a top company in the city for fire duty.

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Fast forward to early 2001 gerard was working a detail in manhattan and met the legendary captain.

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Patty brown, while working at an all hands fire gerard, had already been in communication with.

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Captain terry hatton about transferring to rescue one but fate had other plans. Captain.

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Brown took a liking to gerard and invited him to come to three truck in manhattan's east village.

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Both captains, hatton and brown, were living legends in the fdny, but when the most decorated and.

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Respected firemen in the city asked you to come to his company. You don't turn down paddy brown.

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In june of 2001 gerard was granted as transfer to three truck over the summer. Gerard and patty.

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Became good friends and the captain made it a point to get your eye transferred to his shift.

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Due to department regulations, it took a few months, but the time came and gerard was moved.

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Into paddy's group, their first official tour together was a beautiful tuesday in september.

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Little did they know it would be their last at 8 46 a.m. Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of.

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The world trade center and the fire department operation was set in motion after a few radio.

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Transmissions from other units, captain patty brown's voice comes over the manhattan frequency.

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Three trucks to manhattan, we're at west warehouse and west broadway. We can see this from here. We've.

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Been directed by numerous civilians, do you want us to take this in or do you want us to stand fast.

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Manhattan dispatcher, ty connell replied take that in kay around 9 30 a.m. Captain patty brown.

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And the members of three trucks were ascending: the sea stairwell of the north tahoe, when the.

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Captain found a working telephone brown called the dispatcher on the phone and gave this report.

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Dispatched captain brown ladder: three I'm at the world trade center, I'm on the 35th.

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Floor: okay, just relay to the command post, we're trying to get up there's numerous.

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Civilians in all stairwells numerous burn injuries are coming down. I'm trying to send.

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Them down first, apparently it's above the 75th floor. I don't know if they got there yet. Okay.

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Three truck and we're still headed up. Okay, thank you at 9 59 a.m. The south tower has now collapsed.

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And it's not a secret that the north tower will soon follow. There were a series of radio.

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Transmissions that soon followed command post a lot of three command post. A lot of three get.

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Out of the building captain patty brown responded. This is the officer of latter three and I refuse.

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That order I'm on the 44th floor and we have too many burn people with me. I'm not leaving them.

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At 10 28 a.m, the north tower collapsed, killing the 11 members of lata 3 in battalion 6.

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That morning I was working ems in massachusetts. My father had worked in the firehouse the night.

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Before and was now working his part-time job and didn't have access to a television.

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As we call back and forth throughout the morning, it was frequent that you'd hear the.

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Automated voice of the operator, saying quote all circuits, are busy. Please try again later.

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As I watched the tv in the in the tv room of the ambulance, I immediately felt disconnected.

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I knew instantly and without a doubt, what every firefighter family feels.

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We knew gerard was working as firemen. We have this unique sense of accountability and that.

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We always know what shift is working where and when major incidents are occurring and who's.

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Doing what we're all over the top detail-oriented and as a result, we already knew without knowing.

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No matter how many times we called and no matter who we spoke to, we couldn't get any.

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Answers everyone we were trying to reach was dead. On october 27 2001 we had a memorial visitation.

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In our hometown of boston, the eulogy was given by one of gerard's closest friends and mentors.

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Firefighter mark gregory of rescue, two, a man who has experienced tragedy in many forms, but stood.

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Strong to give us all comfort when we needed it most, the boston fire department treated this.

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Ceremony as if it was one of their own members, since the majority of our family were all boston.

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Firemen gerard's memorial visitation was large. There were thousands of firemen from all over the.

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United states that attended, unfortunately, gerard himself was not in attendance. He had not been.

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Recovered and with every passing day, we thought he never would be. On saturday december 8 2001 live on.

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National television two identified firemen were removed from the pit at the world trade center.

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On sunday december 9th they were identified as firefighter david fontana of squad. One.

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And five for the gerard dewan of lata 3., also found in that same area, was.

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Lieutenant pete martin from rescue two gerard and pete, were together two days.

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Prior to 9 11 at maya, gregory's, son's first birthday party out on long island.

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On december 13th, while driving in the funeral, possession with my then roommate.

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And now providence, fire, lieutenant and delicio. We appreciate we approached the intersection.

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Of lagrange street and vfw parkway, I hit a local rock station playing in my truck and as we enter.

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The intersection I remembered, seeing our friend and neighbor boston, police sergeant, tim connors.

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Directing traffic for the procession as led zeppelin's stairway to heaven, started to play on.

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The radio stairway to heaven is eight minutes and six seconds long. Wouldn't you know that stairway.

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To heaven on full blast took us in the procession exactly to the headstone at st joseph cemetery.

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With the song ending as we arrived, the irony of it all being that latter three was killed in.

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A stairway to heaven that song will forevermore be an emotionally charged tear-jerking favorite.

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I often feel as though it was the energy of that song. That gave me the strength to be the front.

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Right pallbearer that helped me carry gerard's casket to his final resting place with his parents.

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Unfortunately, the story does not end here in may of 2003 gerard was identified for a second time.

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You see the first time he was found. He was identified through dental records of his lower jaw.

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The remains were found from his lower jaw to the middle of his torso.

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Now, through dna, the rest of his remains were identified. This created a problem within the legal.

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System in massachusetts, they have what's called the concrete vault law once you're in you're. In.

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Our family had to get a bill pass to have him exhumed brought back to the funeral.

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Home have him put back together inside his casket and then have him buried again.

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I could speak about many more experiences and details of september 11 2001, but many of those.

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Details are not appropriate for a public memorial speech and so I'll close with this when the 911.

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Anniversary comes each year. Please remember that the names read aloud are not just those on a.

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Roster there are people who still have an impact on those of us who are left behind our survivor's.

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Guilt never goes away, and many of us still live every day like it's september, 12th. Thank you.

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Thank you. Jack could now ask direct.

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Good morning, thank you all for taking time to pause and reflect today on the 22nd anniversary.

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Of the 9 11 terrorist attacks at times it seems like that day was only yesterday and at others.

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It seems like it's a world away as the years pass, and the timeline of history continues to roll on.

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It can become all too easy to forget. We don't mean to none of us do, but our lives become crowded with.

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Other things and other thoughts, because while on that day, it seemed like time had stopped.

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Life does indeed go on. That's why it's so very important that we are here today.

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We're here today to remember to remember the lives lost to remember the courage and heroism of those.

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Who ran towards danger to remember and to comfort the families and friends who continue to grieve.

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And also to remember the courage and dedication of those who carried on in the.

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Immediate aftermath of the attacks and who have continued to carry on each and every day since.

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We've all heard the numbers: the attacks killed, 2 977 people from at least 93 nations.

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2753 people were killed in new york, including 343 fire personnel and 71 law enforcement officers.

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184 people were killed at the pentagon, including 55 military personnel and 40 people were killed.

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On flight 93 in pennsylvania, two thousand children lost a parent on september, 11 2001.

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Time doesn't stop and many of those who were involved in the response to the attacks have.

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All have now also passed on some as a result of illnesses obtained through their service and.

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Others simply as a function of the passage of time, none of us are going to live forever. After all,.

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If I asked each of you standing here to tell me where you were or what you were.

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Doing when you heard about the attacks, most of you would probably be able to tell me in detail.

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And the delineation, between before and after will remain eternally etched in your memory. But.

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If I were giving this speech to an audience of college freshmen, it would be a totally.

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Different story, most of them, were not yet born when the attacks happened, their understanding of.

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The events of september 11th is viewed through the lens of history, not as a lived experience.

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They do not remember the anger and the fear, the pain and the patriotism or the shared sense.

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Of purpose and how our nation came together to support one another and find a way to move forward.

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It is our obligation, as well as our privilege, to continue to remember not only the losses of.

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September 11 2001, but also the act of all of those ordinarily ordinary individuals who made.

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An extraordinary difference both on that day and during the weeks and months that followed.

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We need to continue to keep those memories alive and we must continue to serve in their.

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Memory and honor so that those we lost will not have given their lives in vain.

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As we face the challenges of today and those that will undoubtedly await us tomorrow, let.

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Us be inspired by their memory to live lives of service worthy of their sacrifice.

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And now we'll have a few words from maryland state firemen's association's. Second, vice president, charles simpson, jr.

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Thank you and good morning on behalf of the maryland state, firemen's association are 348.

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Volunteer fire companies throughout the state of maryland, consisting of 28 000 members. We remember.

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This day with you- and I thank you for being here- I thank the carroll county volunteer emergency.

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Services association and the carroll county department of fire and ems. Thank you for allowing.

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Us to remember and honor our brothers and our sisters, who paid the ultimate price serving their.

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Community through this memorial, we will continue to respect the endurance, the courage and the.

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Compassion of those we call first responders and the service they perform lest we've ever forget.

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Thank you, charlie and now we'll have some words from director chief.

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Michael robinson of the carroll county department of fire and ems.

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Good morning, it's now 22 years after the tragedies that occurred on 9, 11.

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I've had the opportunity to visit all three sites to see their memorials. The world trade center in.

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New york city, the pentagon in arlington virginia and the crash site at shanksville, pennsylvania.

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I become emotional, with each visit, having known some of the casualties and many of the responders.

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And reflecting on the magnitude of each event, on that day september, the 11th 2001 our vulnerability.

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Was tested and our american spirit prevailed our resilience and our determination to maintain our.

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Nation, as a democracy has superseded all of the tragedy and subsequent threats, since that fateful.

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Day as members of humanity, we must never forget. These events have changed our lives forever and.

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If there is a positive, it is seeing our status and value as emergency responders becoming enhanced. We.

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Have moved forward taken on new responsibilities and changed our culture for the better? However, we.

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Must not forget, and we must remain vigilant and maintain our situational awareness at all times.

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Please celebrate the lives that we've we have seen lost at the world trade center, the pentagon and at.

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Shanksville, and especially the 343 members of the fdny, who have perished, as well as the 342.

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Additional members who have died since 9 11 as the result of occupational exposures received at.

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Ground zero, so, on this 22nd solemn anniversary reflect for a few moments on the sacrifice.

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The loss of life and our own efforts to remember the bravest, who have made the supreme sacrifice.

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Without hesitation or self-preservation, their heroic acts are unprecedented unless we forget.

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I will now close with the memorial prayer from the jewish faith.

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A prayer entitled we remember them by sylvan, caymans and rabbi jack reimer as I recite each.

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Verse, please respond with the phrase we remember them at the rising of the sun and it's going down.

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We remember them at the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter.

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We remember them at the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring.

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We remember them at the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of the summer.

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At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn.

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At the beginning of the year, and when it ends as long as we live, they too will live.

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For they are now a part of us.

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When we are weary and in need of strength, when we are lost and sick at heart,.

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When we have joy, we crave to share.

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When we have decisions that are difficult to make, when we have achievements that are based on theirs,.

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As long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us. Thank you.

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Thank you, director, robinson at this time. I want to thank the carroll county commissioners for.

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Their donation of the wreath, which will remain at this site until september 11.

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2024. at this time, the commissioners will post the wreath beneath the memorial site.

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This will be followed by westminster band member greg, lance playing taps.

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Thank you very much I'd like to take this moment to thank all that made today a time of remembrance.

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I'd like to thank my officers, mary carol, stifler and marianne warheim for their help today,.

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Corporal kyle sheeks and the carroll county sheriff's honor guard deacon charles barnhart, greg.

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Wentz devin nichols for her lovely national anthem, charles simpson jr. Second, vice president msfa.

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Commissioner, edward rosstein, valerie hawkins michael robinson, jack, dewin, jr.

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I'd like to recognize those that are visiting with us today and who are here on a many day basis.

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That would be jeff schaefer cc visa training center coordinator, richard koontz ccv's liaison.

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We would not be able to share this with the rest of the community if it wasn't for chris swam for.

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Our sound and video today and chris weinbrenner for our news announcement. I would also like.

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To recognize those that are here today, michael carolinko union president with his vice president.

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Ryan dyson missy, greene, chief deputy clerk, also president of union bridge fire department.

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Sheriff's department, captain glenn day and bill lieutenant bill lost. Try that again lawrence.

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Stephen wants past president cc visa passed carroll county commissioner.

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Celine steckel, director of the citizen services, rick baker, chairman of the emergency services,.

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Advisory council. I would also like to acknowledge roberta from good morning. Madam roberta windham.

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From carroll county I've, please forgive me if I have forgotten any of the other wonderful people.

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That have joined us today. I want to thank the fire departments that have purchased not purchased, but.

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Provided fire equipment for today's ceremony and to all those that stand beside me behind me and.

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Around me today to remember 9, 11 and never forget at this time I'm going to ask deacon charles.

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Barnhart to close with the benediction, which will be followed by the retirement of the colors.

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And now, may you go to stay in peace and may you live in the days that are ahead of you.

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With much faith hope and a certain and sure joy and then you're going may the lord bless.

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You and keep you the lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and.

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May the lord lift up the wonderful light of his captain. It's upon you and grant you.

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His peace, in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit, amen.

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