Tuesday, June 21, 2011

9/11 Beam To Be Installed At Firefighters Memorial Friday


Fire-Rescue-EMS Battalion Chief Dan Huppe with a beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. The beam is to be installed Friday in the Manchester Firefighters Memorial Garden on Tolland Turnpike. (Jesse Leavenworth\The Hartford Courant / June 21, 2011)


2:13 p.m. EDT, June 21, 2011
MANCHESTER ——
On Friday morning, local firefighters plan to install a steel beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center at the Manchester Firefighters Memorial Garden on Tolland Turnpike.

A concrete base has been prepared to hold the approximately 9 1/2-foot-tall column from the North Tower, which is to be lighted perpetually. Fire officials said the installation, on the grounds of Station No. 5, is slated for 8-10 a.m.

http://www.courant.com/community/manchester/hc-manchester-911-beam-install-0622-220110621,0,5188308.story

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