Tyler Tobolt submitted several images of the new firefighter memorial in Algonquin. which previously was mentioned HERE and HERE.
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9/11 Memorial in Algonquin
Sep 22
The North Maine Fire Protection District received a section of steel from the World Trade Center wreckage and unveiled it on Sunday at a memorial service commemorating the 10th anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks to date on US soil. The artifact was incorporated into an existing 9/11 memorial in the Ridgewood Cemetery on Milwaukee Avenue.
Tim Olk attended the event and submitted these images.
A gallery with more images can be viewed HERE.
The Park Ridge Fire and Police Departments had a memorial ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Sunday, September 11, 2011. The event took place at Maine West High School on the corner of Dempster and Potter. There were several speakers on the agenda as well as the arrival of an artifact from the World Trade Center that was given to the city. The Chicago Highlanders Pipe and Drum Band along with the police and fire department honor guard escorted the steel beam into the ceremony. The artifact was in the bed of Park Ridge Engine 35 covered with an American flag and was treated in a manner to honor those who were killed that day. The honor guard carried the flag draped beam to the stage and kept a constant watch throughout the day to allow visitors to view the artifact.
Larry Shapiro attended the ceremony and submitted several images.
More images can be viewed HERE.
On Saturday, September 10th, The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD held a ceremony recognizing the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took place in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. As part of the event, the fire district unveiled a memorial in front of the headquarters station which includes a piece of steel from ground zero at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan.
Larry Shapiro was at the ceremony and submitted several images.
A gallery with more images can be viewed HERE.
John Tobin, a firefighter in Elgin, was one of many local area firefighters who went to New York after the 9/11 attacks to dig through the rubble searching for the remains of those who perished. Some time ago, after he found an FDNY ladder in a junkyard in Wisconsin, he decided to create a keepsake for the Queens company (Ladder 125) that had used that rig. The Daily Herald has a story HERE about the project with several photos.
When Elgin firefighter John Tobin noticed an old New York Fire Department firetruck sitting in a junkyard in New London, Wis., he knew he could transform it into something special.
For the past few months — with help from friends, local companies and fellow firefighters — Tobin has restored the front section (known as the “nose”) of the firetruck.
He had it professionally repainted, got its lights and siren to work again, and made it into a special keepsake for the New York Fire Department firehouse in Queens where it had been used.
New York firefighter Louis Nicolisi, who works in the Queens firehouse where Tobin’s project is headed, said they plan to use it as a display piece in the TV room, next to other historic items they’ve collected over the years.
“The guys are excited that some of our history is coming back,” Nicolisi said. “It’s fabulous what John’s done. He’s definitely a man with a big heart. As we get farther and farther away from 9/11, it’s a touching thing to see that another brother, halfway across the country, thinks about us enough to remember everyone who lost their lives on 9/11.”
The Chicago Tribune has an article about a piece of World Trade Center steel being received by the Frankfort FPD.
A steel beam from the World Trade Center is on display at the Frankfort Fire Station No 1. The beam, mangled and twisted from the attacks, is nearly seven feet long.
When Fire Chief Jim Grady learned pieces of the wreckage were being made available to fire departments across the country Grady said he wrote the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to request a portion for a memorial in Frankfort.
The Tribune article is HERE and a TribLocal article is HERE.
Drew Smith passed along this message from Matthew Gray:
With the 10 year anniversary of 9/11 right around the corner … it is a pretty cool thing that a piece of history from that day is here in Prospect Heights. The original rig of FDNY Res4cue is at Fries Automotive. Little history on that day Res4cue responded with 8 members and returned with none. So of course Fries would love anyone to come by and take a look. It is in rough shape but still a piece of fire history none the less.
Dennis McGuire, Jr. was asked to pass along the following information regarding two upcoming events:
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On Thursday, June 23, 2011 as part of the 9/11 Anniversary planning, the Warriors Watch Riders have been asked to escort a 600lb., 10′ section of steel from the NY World Center Twin Towers to our local Darien/Tri-State Fire Protection District for use in a permanent memorial to the victims of 9/11.
This piece of history will be passing through Chi-Town Harley Davidson to be escorted on to Darien, IL.
The staging information is as follows:
- STAGING TIME: 11:15AM
- STAGING LOCATION: CHI TOWN HARLEY DAVIDSON
- STAGING ADDRESS: 17801 SO. LAGRANGE ROAD, TINLEY PARK, IL
- STEEL ARRIVAL: 11:30-11:55AM
- RIDE BRIEF: 11:30 AM
- KSU:12:15
- RC: TONY MARMO (HOGTONY) 708-473-1371.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS HISTORICAL EVENT.
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On Friday, June 24th, please be on hand to welcome home TSGT. Robert Head, USAF.
Staging information is as follows:
- STAGING TIME:5:30 PM
- STAGING LOCATION:CHI-TOWN H-D
- STAGING ADDRESS: 17801 SO. LAGRANGE ROAD, TINLEY PARK, IL
- RIDE BRIEF: 6:15PM
- KSU: 6:30PM FOR AN ESCORT TO WILLIAM MARTIN VFW, 19852 S. WOLF ROAD, MOKENA, IL.
FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVEVT, FOLLOW THIS LINK
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