Sept. 11 Flag Memorial, Service Planned In Warminster

WARMINSTER, PA —The Hartsville Fire Company will hold its annual ceremony to mark the Sept. 11 attacks on America.

The fire company will hold a 9/11 flag memorial and memorial service on Sept. 11.

Company member Ed Pfeiffer said the flag memorial will consist of a display of 403 American flags on the front lawn of the York Road fire station.

The flags represent the 343 New York City firefighters, 37 New York Port Authority officers, and the 23 New York Police Department officers who died while saving others on Sept. 11, 2001.

Two additional flags will represent Hartsville volunteer firefighters John Kulick and Tristan Smith, who were killed in action in Iraq.

The station will be open from sun-up to sundown for visitors who may wish to “stop, reflect, and remember.”

"Although emergency responders are foremost in our thoughts and prayers, we wish to remember everyone who lost their lives in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville," Pfeiffer said.

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m.

It will include a reading of the names of the fallen firefighters and police officers. The public is invited and attendees are encouraged to assist with reading the names and retrieving the flags.

For more information, contact Ed Pfeiffer at 215-768-5214.