Engine 72 firehouse holds 9/11 memorial service

<p>The Throgs Neck community came together Monday night at a Throgs Neck firehouse to remember those who lost and sacrificed their lives on 9/11. </p>

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Sep 12, 2017, 12:51 AM

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Updated 2,423 days ago

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The Throgs Neck community came together Monday night at a Throgs Neck firehouse to remember those who lost and sacrificed their lives on 9/11.

The annual memorial service at Engine 72’s firehouse hosts a service in front of a 9/11 memorial stone that lists the names of the first responders and civilians from Throgs Neck who lost their lives that day.

A dinner table is set with one empty chair in front of the memorial to symbolize the many lives that have been taken but never forgotten. On the dinner plate is a sprinkle of salt to symbolize the countless tears that have been cried and a slice of lemon to represent the bitter fate that came to fruition in 2001.

“This is a close community,” says organizer Jim McQuade. “If we didn't know the people, we knew the families. We stick together and we protect each other.”

Organizers tell News 12 The Bronx the memorial was installed in 2004, the same year the annual memorial began.

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