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Museum to Dedicate Fire Truck to Fallen 9/11 Firefighters
The Nassau County Firefighters Museum is offering free admission Wednesday in honor of the 9/11 anniversary.
The Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center will unveil a new fire truck Wednesday dedicated to the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
The museum is offering free admission between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in honor and remembrance of the 9/11 anniversary.
The day will also highlight the exhibit, “Lives of Service; Celebrating the Heroes of September 11th,” instated in 2011 for the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. Museum officials said the exhibit, which highlights 18 firefighters from Nassau County who lost their lives that day, has now become a permanent part of the museum. They are:
- Adam Rand, Bellmore
- Brian Hickey, Bethpage
- Durrell Pearsall, Hempstead
- George Howard, Hicksville
- Jonathan Ielpi, Great Neck
- Joseph Hunter, So. Hempstead
- Keith Fairben, Floral Park
- Kevin Prior, Bellmore
- Lee Fehling, Wantagh
- Michael Kiefer, Franklin Square
- Peter Langone, Roslyn Heights
- Thomas Langone, Roslyn Heights
- Richard Muldowney, Freeport
- Robert Deangelis, West Hempstead
- Ronald Kerwin, Levittown
- Ronnie Gies, Merrick
- Thomas Hetzel, Elmont
- Thomas Jurgens, Lawrence
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