The City of Montgomery and Montgomery Fire/Rescue paused Sunday morning for a ceremony to remember the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. alnews montgomeryal mymgm ourmgm alabamanewsnetwork
Mayor Steven Reed and other officials hosted a memorial service beginning at 8:45 a.m. at Montgomery Fire/Rescue headquarters on Madison Avenue to honor those lost during the attacks as well as Montgomery’s firefighters who have died in service to the city.
The ceremony was timed to mark the moment that the first commercial airlines plane hit the World Trade Center. About 18 minutes later, another jet hit the adjoining tower, followed by the plane that hit The Pentagon and the jet that crashed in rural Pennsylvania.Of the nearly 3,000 people who died as a result of the attacks, 343 firefighters and 60 police officers lost their lives.
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