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9/11 First Responders Excluded from NYC 10th Year Ceremony
Police, firefighters, and other first responders who raced to save lives at Ground Zero are to be blocked from the 10th year ceremonies.
Police, firefighters, and other first responders who raced to save lives at Ground Zero are to be blocked from the 10th year ceremonies.
By Chana Ya'ar, Arutz Sheva
"In a decision that has rocked the world of emergency services, New York City will not invite police, firefighters and other emergency personnel to ceremonies at Ground Zero marking the tenth anniversary of the terror attack that toppled the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
A spokesman for Mayor Michael Bloomberg confirmed the news in a statement saying that the September 11th memorial ceremony would be restricted solely to family members of victims who died on the site.
“While we are again focused on accommodating victims' family members, given the space constraints, we're working to find ways to recognize and honor first responders, and other groups, at different places and times,” said spokesman Andrew Brent.
There has been an a flurry of outrage over the news. Thousands of police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel and volunteers risked their own lives trying desperately around the clock, for days, to extricate victims trapped beneath the wreckage of the massive Twin Towers.
