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Seaford H.S. To Honor 9/11 Victims With Candlelight Vigil
The school lost five graduates, including three first responders, in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks 20 years ago.
SEAFORD, NY — Families and friends will gather on Sept. 11 to remember the victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks at Seaford High School. But the community lost five people who grew up in Seaford and went to the school.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend a 7 p.m. candlelight vigil.
A memorial was created in Nov. 2002 to honor the victims who went to the school-- Timothy Haskell, Thomas Haskell, John Perry, Robert Sliwak and Michael Wittenstein.
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"That ceremony is important to the people of Seaford," Dawn Haskell-Carbone, whose firefighter brothers died on 9/11, said.
For the 15th anniversary in 2016, the school added to the outdoor memorial by dedicating two pieces of steel that once stood at Ground Zero.
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The school has also established the annual Patriot Awards and scholarships that reflect the characteristics of the five victims.
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