In what has become a yearly tradition, the Marathon City Fire Department, joined by surrounding agencies, took to the Main Street and marched up the downtown hill, many in full uniform, to honor those lost 19 years ago in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Now, nearly two decades later, a frequently asked question is “Where were you on 9/11?”
NewsChannel 7 asked several of the firefighters and first responders participating in the Silent March, as well as those watching from the sidewalks as a way to pay their respects.
“I was in school. We were watching a video and the teacher came in and turned on the video on to the news and we watched it from there,” explained Amber Clark, a firefighter with the Hamburg Department. “There’s a reason that I joined a fire department and it’s because of 9/11.”