East Northport Fire Department Holds 9/11 Memorial Service

EAST NORTHPORT, NY — The East Northport Fire Department held its 21st annual 9/11 Memorial Service on Sunday, September 11, at Fire Headquarters on Larkfield Road and Ninth Avenue.

The East Northport Fire Department has vowed to "Never Forget" that tragic day, and invited the community and local departments to join with them to remember those innocent lives that were taken at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, said Steve Silverman, public information officer.

The ceremonies took place at the 9/11 Memorial Monument set around an eight-foot, 8,000-pound steel beam from Ground Zero that the department received from the Port Authority.

During the ceremony, firefighters read the victims' names and the sirens were sounded at the times of the collapse of the Twin Towers.

The Northport High School Tights sang the "National Anthem" and "America the Beautiful," Stan Wertheimer of the Centerport Fire Department played "Taps," with "Amazing Grace" played by the Northport Pipe & Drum Band.

There was also a Three Shot Volley Salute from the Marine Corps League and the release of memorial doves. A memorial banner was displayed on one of the fire engines listing all of the victims' names. The service ended with a helicopter flyover by the Suffolk County Police Department.