Beneath cloudy skies on Sept. 11, the Island’s volunteer first responders, in full turnout gear, climbed to the top of the Causeway Bridge, turned north, saluted and stood in silence to honor the 343 New York City firefighters who died at the World Trade Center 25 years earlier.
“Sept. 11 stands as one of the greatest rescue missions in the history of the fire service,” said Ferdinand Mather III, chief of the Beach Haven Fire Co.
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