Fireman L. C. Brown holding an American flag while seated on an engine at Fire Station #12 in Birmingham, Alabama, after observing a moment of silence honoring the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Behind him another American flag is flying at half-mast. A press release from the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service announced a citywide observance on September 14: "At 10:30 today all Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service fire station personnel and apparatus will stand in front of their respec...
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| Summary: | Behind him another American flag is flying at half-mast. A press release from the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service announced a citywide observance on September 14: "At 10:30 today all Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service fire station personnel and apparatus will stand in front of their respective stations at attention with their sirens sounding for one minute to honor and salute our citizens who were victims in the attacks on New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania." After the ceremony, the firefighters at Station #12 decided to mount a flag on one of their fire engines. |
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