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FDNY 343 at the World Trade Center

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towers , please respond . For all units ,

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all stations , there is no response

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from FDNY at 343 .

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This is the final alarm and for FDNY

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343 . 34 FDNY

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firefighters entered into service and

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were called from duty on September 11 ,

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2001 . So that day that occurred , our

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brothers went upstairs with the

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intention to save as many lives as

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possible , and unfortunately the events

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happened that occurred . Uh , so we're

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here today to pay tribute to the

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brothers to finish their job , to

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finish those steps that weren't able to

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be taken . When I was just a

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little boy , I seen on the news that

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the towers are falling and seen all the

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sacrifices that the uh that our

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brothers and sisters did make on that

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day , and that's ultimately what pushed

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me to become a firefighter . I first

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joined the Marine Corps , became a

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firefighter there , and once I got out ,

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I want to continue my service to honor

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the brothers that have passed stors

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just to do my part for the country and

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for my community . The physical

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training that I've done to prepare me

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for this , uh , just doing everything I

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can to push myself to the limit , uh ,

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absolute limit as the fallen

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firefighters have done , uh , in 2001 .

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9:30

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We take a big pride in being physically

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fit so that we don't have to question

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if we're able to get to the patient ,

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uh , grab them out , and ultimately

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save them from any kind of danger that

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they're in . Awesome job .

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George . It's firefighter Steven Celer ,

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squad one .

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So those tones will go off any time of

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the day , night . Firefighter Thomas

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Gardner has not one . We go from laying

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in bed doing tasks . Firefighter

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Geralds .

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To , uh , 100 miles an hour , it's , uh ,

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it's great to , to set the example for

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our younger guys coming in and having

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them join us and understand .

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The remembrance of what happened and

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what occurred and continuing on with

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that tradition . So I thank them for

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stepping up and and joining us .