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Milwaukee observes the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

The Milwaukee Fire Department pays tribute to the losses suffered during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, during a ceremony Tuesday at Fiserv Forum commemorating the 17th anniversary of the attacks. Two fire department ladder trucks display the American flag and 343 helmets representing firefighters who perished in the attacks are also displayed. Uniformed personnel read the names of those firefighters who perished.
The Milwaukee Fire Department pays tribute to the losses suffered during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, during a ceremony Tuesday at Fiserv Forum commemorating the 17th anniversary of the attacks. Two fire department ladder trucks display the American flag and 343 helmets representing firefighters who perished in the attacks are also displayed. Uniformed personnel read the names of those firefighters who perished.
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The Milwaukee Fire Department pays tribute to those who lost their lives during the 9-11 attacks.
The Milwaukee Fire Department pays tribute to those who lost their lives during the 9-11 attacks.
Rick Wood / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The names of 343 New York firefighters who died are read.
The names of 343 New York firefighters who died are read.
Rick Wood / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Milwaukee Fire Department commemorates the 17th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks and honors those who lost their lives during a ceremony at Fiserv Forum.
The Milwaukee Fire Department commemorates the 17th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks and honors those who lost their lives during a ceremony at Fiserv Forum.
Rick Wood / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Fire Department officials salute as they pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the 9-11 attacks.
Milwaukee Fire Department officials salute as they pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the 9-11 attacks.
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Sonny Zarate, a construction worker, respectfully pauses from work as Milwaukee Fire Department personnel hold a ceremony marking the 17th anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks and pay tribute to those who lost their lives.
Sonny Zarate, a construction worker, respectfully pauses from work as Milwaukee Fire Department personnel hold a ceremony marking the 17th anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks and pay tribute to those who lost their lives.
Rick Wood / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Two Milwaukee Fire Department ladder trucks display the American flag at the Fiserv Forum in an early morning commemoration for firefighters who lost their lives responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
Two Milwaukee Fire Department ladder trucks display the American flag at the Fiserv Forum in an early morning commemoration for firefighters who lost their lives responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
Rick Wood / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A ceremony marking the 17th anniversary of the the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks was held at the Fiserv Forum Tuesday.
A ceremony marking the 17th anniversary of the the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks was held at the Fiserv Forum Tuesday.
Rick Wood/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Firefighters salute as the names of firefighters who lost their lives responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York are read.
Firefighters salute as the names of firefighters who lost their lives responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York are read.
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The Greater Milwaukee Fire and Police Pipes & Drums play at the conclusion of the ceremony.
The Greater Milwaukee Fire and Police Pipes & Drums play at the conclusion of the ceremony.
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It was a bright sunny morning in New York on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked. Framed by a similar morning burst of the sun, firefighters display U.S. the flag in front of the Milwaukee County War Memorial during a ceremony marking the 17th anniversary of the attacks and remembering those who perished.
It was a bright sunny morning in New York on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists attacked. Framed by a similar morning burst of the sun, firefighters display U.S. the flag in front of the Milwaukee County War Memorial during a ceremony marking the 17th anniversary of the attacks and remembering those who perished.
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Joe Campbell and Ruby Scheming of Wauwatosa, both Vietnam Veterans, reflect on the eternal flame and honor roll listing Milwaukee County's war dead since World War II.
Joe Campbell and Ruby Scheming of Wauwatosa, both Vietnam Veterans, reflect on the eternal flame and honor roll listing Milwaukee County's war dead since World War II.
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Flower bouquets float in the pool of the eternal flame.
Flower bouquets float in the pool of the eternal flame.
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Rivets from a steel beam at the World Trade Center are part of the ceremony.
Rivets from a steel beam at the World Trade Center are part of the ceremony.
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