For Monday evening’s September 11, 2001 remembrance ceremony, Tullytown Borough’s event will feature a new memorial with a piece of steel recovered from the wreckage of one of the World Trade Center buildings.
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The memorial and a fountain behind the Tullytown Fire Company and next to Tullytown Borough Hall was installed last year and the final electrical connection happened in summer.
Tullytown Borough Fire Marshal David Pearl, a retired master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, explained the base of the memorial is designed in the shape of the Pentagon, the steel is from the South Tower of the World Trade Center, and the Pennsylvania state flag represents Flight 93, which went down in rural Pennsylvania.
“People could sit here and, reflect just like at the memorials up in the city,” Pearl said. “It’s a really peaceful spot, and we’re really proud of it.”
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The memorial reads, “Never Forget,” dedicated to the nearly 3,000 people who died in the attacks.
The piece of steel used in the memorial has been in the borough’s possession since 2012, but the memorial will give it a permanent public home.
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Residents and local businesses stepped up to fund the creation of the memorial.
Nearly all of the labor to build the memorial was donated. The only expense, which was funded by donations, was the brick work. The location, which sits just off the fire company property was donated in memory of Larraine Lucisano, Pearl said.
In addition to the American flag, flags are placed to remember the firefighters, medics, police, and branches of the military are displayed.
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The memorial is open to the public.
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