HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-10-10 Patriot Day Memorial Service Update
Office of the Mayor
NEWS RELEASE
Friday, September 10, 2010
Contact: Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications & Special Projects, 235-5855
Chief Howard Buchanon, So. Bend Fire Dept., 574-235-9255
Capt. Ken Marks, Pres. Firefighters Local 362, 574 532 6538
PATRIOT DAY MEMORIAL SERVICE UPDATE
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In remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001, the South Bend Firefighters Local
362 will hold the annual Patriot Day Memorial, this Saturday at 7:30 am in Seitz Park.
Retired Lt. Pat Concannon of the New York Fire Department, active duty New York
Police Department Officer Paul Martin, and an Ann Arbor firefighter will be in attendance, as
well as Congressman Joe Donnelly, Mayor Steve Luecke, and Fire Chief Howard Buchanon of
the South Bend Fire Department.
During the ceremony, this year, the Local 362 Color Guard will escort the “Moving
Piece,” a segment of steel from the North Tower of the World Trade Center, courtesy of Retired
Lieutenant Concannon. Crosses were cut from this piece of steel and given to the family
members of those whose remains were never located following the devastating attack.
“As a community, we join together to remember those who perished during this tragic
event and to honor those who serve, today and everyday, to keep our country and our community
safe, and to thank them for their service – 24 hours a day, every day,” said Mayor Luecke.
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