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BOROUGH PRESIDENT HOSTS UNVEILING CEREMONY OF BROOKLYN WALL OF REMEMBRANCE HONORING LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS WHO DIED ON 9/11

Photograph by Kathryn Kirk
	In photo: Brooklyn residents Stephenie Atkinson, Corey Moitt, and their son Jayden born premature; Brooklyn Borough President Markowitz; Navy Anderson, born premature and 2005 March of Dimes National Ambassador, and her mother, Jamie Anderson.

On December 15th, Borough President Marty Markowitz hosted the unveiling ceremony of the Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance at Keyspan Park honoring the 115 fallen firefighters from Brooklyn firehouses who made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001.

“Today we are here to honor a special group of New Yorkers – 115 individuals who left us with images of bravery and dedication so very striking, that those images will continue to inspire an entire generation of Americans,” said Borough President Markowitz. “The firefighters, rescue workers and officers who were lost while helping others were in the prime of their lives. That the life we see in the faces that grace this wall has been extinguished is terribly difficult to bear. Each of these firefighters left behind legacies of lifelong friendships and loving families. This memorial is a greatly needed focal point for those families, friends and other loved ones.”
A 20-foot wide by 12-foot high memorial and two 6-foot tall bronze statues was unveiled at the ceremony honoring those we lost.
This project is a collaboration of the Ebbets Field Wall of Remembrance Foundation, the Brooklyn Cyclones, the New York City Fire Department, the Uniformed Fire Officers Association and the Uniformed Firefighters Association.

For more information on the Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance call 201-415-1141