Solidarity on sodden ground
September 15, 2022 at 1:44 a.m.
Port Chester Police Chief Chris Rosabella (left) and Port Chester Fire Chief Herbert Bocchino prepare to place a wreath at the 9/11 memorial in Lyon Park during a ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 11, an annual event, this year recognizing 21 years since the fateful terrorist attacks.
Port Chester Mayor Luis Marino addresses the crowd, opening the ceremony by thanking the community members who gathered to pay respects to those lost 21 years ago.
Port Chester Fire Chief Herbert Bocchino provides opening remarks, calling on those gathered to never forget the contributions of the firefighters and other first responders lost.
Phil (left) and Kim Cambriello, who live on North Ridge Street in Rye Brook, wear shirts that reference the military and the tragedy 21 years ago.
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts from local troops salute during the National Anthem, sung by Annastasia Marcos.
Port Chester High School senior Christopher Mendoza plays Taps as Village Trustees and members of the Fire and Police Departments salute, place their hands over their hearts or bow their heads in respect.
Local Scouts, their parents and over a dozen other community members bow their heads in prayer or respectfully look on as others do while Iglesia Pentecostal El Olivar Reverend José Cruz delivers the benediction.
Eight-year-old twins Sophia and Chloe DeSouza watch the ceremony together, having traveled to Lyon Park with their family from their home on Francis Lane. Sophia wears a hoodie that bears the Rescue 40 logo, in reference to the Fire Patrol & Rescue company of the Port Chester Fire Department.
Hugo Vargas (left) and Emmett Dickheiser, the vice president and treasurer of the Putnam Engine & Hose fire company, roll up an American flag used during the ceremony.