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THE BRUNSWICK AMERICAN LEGION'S George T. Files Post 20 held its annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony Monday on the Town Mall. Above, Legion Member Chick Chick Ciciotte applauds with Freeport Flag Ladies following Armand LaRochelle's singing of the national anthem. Top right, Adelynn Roberson, 3, with her mother, Amanda, shows of a Blue Star Flag that was presented to her father, Marine Staff Sgt. Andrew Roberson of Brunswick. The flags are given to families who have active members in the armed forces. In the photo on the bottom right, a member of the Brunswick Fire Department performs the ceremonial Striking the Four Fives, ringing the bell in honor of fallen firefighters. During the ceremony, Town Manager John Eldridge recalled a
THE BRUNSWICK AMERICAN LEGION’S George T. Files Post 20 held its annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony Monday on the Town Mall. Above, Legion Member Chick Chick Ciciotte applauds with Freeport Flag Ladies following Armand LaRochelle’s singing of the national anthem. Top right, Adelynn Roberson, 3, with her mother, Amanda, shows of a Blue Star Flag that was presented to her father, Marine Staff Sgt. Andrew Roberson of Brunswick. The flags are given to families who have active members in the armed forces. In the photo on the bottom right, a member of the Brunswick Fire Department performs the ceremonial Striking the Four Fives, ringing the bell in honor of fallen firefighters. During the ceremony, Town Manager John Eldridge recalled a “day of terror” that had “Maine roots,” as two of the 9/11 hijackers had stayed in Portland the day before the terrorist attacks. Master Sgt Andrew J. Robichaud of the Maine Air National Guard recalled being 24 and part of a C-17 cargo plane crew that found itself involved in refueling efforts to support patrols over lower Manhattan shortly after the attacks. “Those are the most memorable eight hours in my career,” Robichaud said, recalling that day. “It’s so important to have these 9/11 remembrances so that we never forget.”
 
 
 
 

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