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Gulfport Represents at Ground Zero

July 31, 2019 by Abby Baker

An employee of O’Hara’s bar in lower Manhattan affixes the emblem of the Gulfport Fire Department to the bar, only a block from where the towers fell on September 11, 2001. Photo courtesy of Christine Brown.

A little far from home, a Gulfport Fire Department badge was displayed among hundreds of other police and fire department emblems at a famous New York City pub, O’Hara’s. The local fire department was represented on June 25, when Gulfport Councilmember Christine Brown visited the bar, only a block south of where the twin towers fell on September 11, 2001 at 120 Cedar Street in lower Manhattan. “My husband and I are retired Gulfport volunteer firefighters,” Brown said. “[O’Hara’s] sustained damaged but still helped many people during the tragedy.” The Big Apple watering hole has become a memorial and tourist spot of those who wish to honor the 2,750 people who lost their lives in the New York terrorist attack – including over 400 first responders, according to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum website, 911memorial.org. 

Photo courtesy of Christine Brown

by Abby Baker

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