Elmhurst Firefighters to Unveil Twin Towers Artifact at 9-11 Remembrance

City officials will be unveiling a meaningful artifact gifted to local firefighters as part of an upcoming 15th anniversary commemoration of 9-11.

The ceremony will be held at 8 a.m. at the local “Elmhurst Remembers 9-11” memorial located at Wild Meadows Trace on Spring Road. The hour and a half long event will include the unveiling of an artifact from the World Trade Center that was given to the Elmhurst Fire Department by the New York and New Jersey Port Authority.

"The artifact, a piece of the tracks from the subway that was located on the underground level of the Twin Towers, will be on display at the ceremony," said a community notice. "The city of Elmhurst will announce where the permanent memorial site of the artifact will remain in the near future."

The ceremony is meant to commemorate those who lost their lives on that tragic day. It will include a presentation of colors by the Elmhurst Honor Guard; opening remarks by the mayor followed by representatives from the military; and words from those in the Elmhurst Fire Department and Elmhurst Police Department. A moment of silent reflection will be held at 8:46 and 9:02 a.m. after a reading of names of public safety officers who lost their lives trying to save others.