Politics & Government
Chester County First Responders Get Piece of Pentagon from 9/11
It will become part of a permanent Chester County 9/11 Memorial
Ten representatives from Chester County first respons agencies went to Washington last week to get artifacts from the Pentagon that were hit on September 11th.
The pieces of Limestone from the section of the Pentagon hit by an airplane will be part of a memorial at the new Chester County Public Safety Training Campus being built in South Coatesville.
According to a press release from Chester County, Beau Crowding, Deputy Director for Fire Services for Chester County Department of Emergency Services, and part of the delegation, commented: “As we were taking the tour of the memorial museum, I looked around at the men representing all of Chester County’s first responders – fire, police and emergency medical services – and what struck me was the unity that we have as we all work together to keep people safe.
“That unity will become stronger as we train together at the Public Safety Training Campus. It is fitting that the limestone artifact will be placed there, not only as a memorial to those who lost their lives on 9/11 and to honor all first responders who continue to serve, but to remind us of the importance of working together when faced with emergency situations.”
Chester County’s Department of Emergency Services, is working on a design for the memorial that will highlight the Pentagon limestone. It joins a section of a World Trade Center steel beam that is displayed at the front entrance of the Training Campus education building.
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