September 11th Memorials
Steel from World Trade Center
September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center in New York, The Pentagon in Washington D.C., and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. All subjects talked about throughout the day on Sunday September 11, 2011. All over the United States including right here in Erie, memorials took place to remember the tragic events and all the lives that were lost, including 343 FDNY firefighters ten years ago.
Chief Semple and daughter listen to a speaker at the 9/11 Memorial Service
Several different remembrances took place throughout Erie all day long. Members and apparatus from Belle Valley FD proudly participated in a couple events on Sunday.
The first event was the 9/11 Memorial - 10th Anniversary Service at Perry Square in downtown Erie. The early afternoon event was put on by the 9/11 Memorial Committee. The committee is putting together plans to build a memorial in Erie with a recently acquired piece of steel from the World Trade Center.
BVFD Members and a friend at the West Lake Memorial
Belle Valley firefighters manning Engine 363, Utility 367 and Rescue 368 along with firefighters from West Lake Ladder 489, Perry HiWay Ladder 428, Kearsarge Utility 447 and Erie Tower 2 were in attendance.
View of the apparatus
The other event BVFD attended was the annual West Lake FD Memorial. The event takes place every year at 12th & Peninsula Dr. Apparatus from West Lake, Belle Valley, Kearsarge and West Ridge along with Perry HiWay and Millcreek Paramedics participated in this year’s memorial.
Flag being held by Ladder 489 and Tower 479 at West Lake Memorial
Rescue 368 with the Nations flag in the background
Photos by: JAS & Erie Times News