L-R: Chuck Fredericks, age 10, Colin Molinaro, age 6, Brock Heppner, age 7, and Mackenzie Molinaro, age 9, and her little brother, during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. Their fathers are members of Ulster Hose. (Photos by Phyllis McCabe)
A ceremony to mark the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States was held Saturday morning at Ulster Hose 5 department building at 830 Ulster Avenue. Participants included the company’s firefighters, the honor guard of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department, and the Ulster County AOH Pipe and Drum Band. Ward Todd was the emcee and Assistant Fire Chief Mathew Molinaro spoke and fire chief Shawn Heppner declared signal 5-5-5-5, a sign of honor and respect for all firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice. Refreshments were served.
Jessica Knapp sings the national anthem.Assistant Fire Chief Mathew Molino at the podium.The color guard and the AOH band lead the procession of the firefighters.On the September 11 memorial is a 3,300 pound steel portion of one of the World Trade Center towers that was donated to Ulster Hose by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The steel is surrounded by bricks bearing the names of the 343 firefighters who died on 9/11. Replicas of the twin towers – 110 inches high to represent the 110 floors of each tower – flank the steelFormer chief Sam Appa during the signal 5-5-5-5.
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