MKFD Holds 9/11 Ceremony

On Saturday September 11th the MKFD held its ninth annual September 11th Ceremony at the War Memorial Monuments outside of Mount Kisco Village Hall. The ceremony remembers the thousands of victims that gave their lives at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and the fields of Shanksfield, Pennsylvania. The event also remembers all the firefighters and emergency service workers who responded and heroically gave their lives for others on Sept. 11th. Emcee retired Lt. FDNY Ladder 55 Richard Alexander talked about the impact of Sept. 11th on himself, other members of the FDNY, and the members of the MKFD that participated in the events on Sept. 11th. Other speakers included Mutual's Ex. Captain Paul Felice and Mount Kisco Mayor Michael Cindrich. The ceremony also included a march from the Mutual Eng. Hose Co. firehouse across the street with members from the Mount Kisco American Legion, MKFD Ancient Fife and Drum Corp., MKFD, Bedford Hills FD, and Chappaqua FD.