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The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Saluting those lost: Members of the Altamont, Guilderland Center, Fort Hunter, and Knox fire departments stand alongside members of the Altamont Rescue Squad and Altamont Police Department outside Altamont firehouse on Sept. 11 as the siren went off at 8:46 a.m. to signify the first plane that struck the World Trade Center 13 years ago. “The image of those two magnificent towers falling to smoke and rubble is embedded in our memories,” said Rev. Gregory Zajac, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church, at the ceremony. He went on, “We stand here with the knowledge that, as a nation, we have in these past 13 years continued to adhere to our principles and values...One of the lessons of 9/11 is that evil is real, but so is courage....When children and grandchildren ask about the meaning of this day, it is that no single event can ever destroy who we are.”