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SLP Firefighters Remember Fallen Peers

A short ceremony was held at St. Louis Park Fire Station No. 2 Sunday morning.

At 8:59 a.m. on Sunday morning—exactly 10 years to the day that the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed—the siren of a single fire truck could be heard in St. Louis Park.

Residents joined city firefighters in silence as they stood outside . When the siren stopped, fire chief Luke Stemmer stepped forward with tears in his eyes.

"I always get choked up on this day," he said to the crowd.

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On Sept. 11, 2001, 343 firefighters and paramedics were killed as they rushed to save people following the terrorist attacks. Another 60 police officers died.

"It was a day a lot like today," Stemmer said. "The skies were sunny in New York.

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"I ask that all of you, along with the St. Louis Park firefighters, remember the courage shown that day."


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