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Remembering 911 Tolling of the Reily Bell on September 11th to honor the fallen fire fighters and emergency responders In a fitting tribute to those that perished on 9/11/01, the bell at Pennsylvania National Fire Museum will be tolled on September 11, of each year. This tribute is designed to mark and remember all the tragic events of that fateful day. The Reily Hose Fire Co. #10 bell that hangs in the bell tower of the Pennsylvania National Fire Museum will be tolled for one minute for each of the six major events of the day. Following these one minute tolls the bell will ring out 343 times at five second intervals to honor the 343 Firefighters of FDNY that perished. 1. 0846 hours, Flight #11 strikes the North Tower of the World Trade Center. 2. 0903 hours, Flight #175 strikes the South Tower of the World Trade Center. 3. 0938 hours, Flight #77 strikes the Pentagon. 4. 0959 hours, the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses. 5. 1003 hours, Flight #93 crashes in Shanksville, PA 6. 1028 hours, the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapses At 1030 hours the solemn tolling of the bell will begin every five seconds for 343 FDNY firefighters. After the tolling of the bell 343 times for the FDNY firefighters there will be a one minute pause in the tolling of the bell, the bell will then be tolled for these additional First Responders that lost their lives at the World Trade Center: 37 Port Authority Police Officers 23 NYPD Officers 10 EMS Responders 1 Fire Patrol Officer 1 Secret Service Officer Total of 72 additional strikes on the bell at five second intervals. 2749 Civilians perished at the World Trade Center 2973 Civilians perished at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA
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MEMORIAL SERVICE September 11, 2011 Music preformed by the 533rd Armed Forces Band of the Mid-Atlantic Lochiel Emerald Society Pipes and Drum Band 2 PM At Front And Verbeke Streets at The Fire Fighters Monument Harrisburg, Pa In the event of rain The service will be held at the The Pennsylvania National Fire Museumat 1820 N 4th Street.
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