East Northport Remembers 9/11 With Memorial Service

The East Northport Fire Department’s 14th annual Sept. 11 Memorial Service took place on Friday at their 9/11 Memorial Monument, which is set around an eight-foot, 8,000-pound steel beam from the World Trade Center.

To honor those who lost their lives on this tragic day:

• Chief Wayne Kaifler Jr. welcomed firefighters and members of the community, which was followed by an opening prayer from chaplain William Bootz.
• Sirens were sounded at the time of the south tower collapse.
• Firefighters read the names of the victims.
• Sirens were then sounded to mark the collapse of the north tower.
• An engine with a memorial banner naming the 9/11 victims was displayed under East Northport and Northport ladder trucks.
• The Northport High School Tights sang the “National Anthem” and “America the Beautiful.”
• The Marine Corps League fired a 21-gun salute.
• “Amazing Grace” was played by the Northport Pipe Band.

Photo Captions:

• Photo 3: Firefighters read the names of all the 9/11 victims.
• Photo 4: Lieutenant Brian Hinton, Chief Wayne Kaifler Jr. and Chaplain William Bootz pictured as the Northport Pipe Band plays Amazing Grace.

Photos by Steve Silverman