VIDEO: It was a day Mark Stewart will never forget.
Stewart, who is the chief of the Prairieville Fire Department, was at ground zero in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks.
“I consider myself fortunate that I was in a position to go up there and help and do my part. It was a terrible thing to see, like most people I would have to say honestly have never seen or witnessed anything like that in their lives and I would hope that no one else would ever have to see that again it was just a horrible, tremendous amount of destruction,” Stewart said.
As a way to remember those who died, those who served, and those carry on, the Prairieville Fire Department dedicated a new memorial on Saturday, Sept. 11.
The piece of the Twin Towers serving as a physical reminder of the sacrifices first responders made that day.