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CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Blue Ash held an event marking the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 that included memories, stories and prayers. The central theme for the event was the phrase “We will never forget.”
The key speaker was retired New York City firefighter Carl Graziano.
“I wished that I could forget some of the things I saw that day. Some of the things I smelled that day and the sadness that fills my heart,” Graziano said.
Graziano said not a single firefighter refused to report for duty that day.
“We were so full of hope that we could rescue so many people from the buildings that day,” Graziano said.
Blue Ash held an event marking the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11(wxix)
Graziano presented the Blue Ash fire department and the Blue Ash police department with a flag his firehouse had with them on 9/11.
Blue Ash police Chief Roger Pohlman received the flag.
“I was not expecting that flag. That’s pretty cool that this flag was flown at Ground Zero. We’re going to proudly display this in the police department,” Pohlman said.
Organizers said proceeds from the event, about $9,000, will be donated to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, an organization that builds homes and pays off mortgages for the families of fallen first responders.
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