LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington held its annual 9/11 memorial to honor those lost 21 years ago.
Firefighters, Police and other emergency responders recognize the day of remembrance.
Retired fire chief and current department chaplain, Robert Webb has attended the ceremony since its start.
Phoenix Park in downtown Lexington marks the memorial site for first responders lost in action.
The owner of “Josanne’s Homestyle Kitchen” in Lexington, Robert Webb is one of many leaders remembering his friends and peers for their service in the field.
He and other firefighters shared stories and paid their respects to their peers lost in the line of duty.
“Captain Mueller. He was known as the food man. If you worked for him, he would feed everybody in the building.”
First responders and city officials gathered downtown at Phoenix Park where they honored the lives lost in the September attack.
Mayor Linda Gorton and others spoke as the flag was lowered and a wreath was laid at the center of two memorial statues.
Battalion chief, Maria Roberts, played the bagpipes for the service, recalled the moment she heard the alarming news in real time and the dead silence among her coworkers.
However, Roberts says it’s good that Kentuckians still recognize the effects September 11th still has on the public.
“The fact that they would come out here today to support the firefighters that we’re lost in a completely different city just shows the kind of support they have for public safety here in Lexington.”
Webb says he’s beyond grateful to have been a first responder and cherish those that are.
“In Lexington, there are a lot of great firefighters. Across this nation, in my opinion and my opinion only, I think being a firefighter is one of the greatest jobs, positions in the world.”
First Responders and the people of Lexington also took part in the annual stair climb at Kroger Field commemorating the journey firefighters took to help those in the Twin Towers that day.