We Shall Never Forget
WE SHALL NEVER FORGET
We shall always remain as stewards and guardians of this steel and concrete structural artifact (#k-0004) granted by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), from the World Trade Center site, below the North Tower, #1 World Trade Center, in the same area as previously targeted by terrorist bombings on February 26, 1993.
We are duty-bound to protect and maintain this artifact, to solemnly and formally memorialize the events of September 11, 2001, and the unbearable loss of lives in New York at the World Trade Center, in Washington D.C. at the Pentagon, in rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and in the ongoing world-wide war on terrorism.
We hereby dedicate the BFD 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial in memory of those civilian, Firefighter, Police, EMS, Port Authority, Military, and other lives lost on September 11, 2001; and to those lives lost in the ongoing pursuit of world peace in its aftermath; and to all Americans and to all humanity, so that we shall never forget; and that we shall always endeavor to persevere in times of overwhelming and unimaginable adversity, or in the face of senseless violence as did the heroes and citizens who
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Erected 2016 by Bakersfield Fire Department.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks.
Location. 35° 20.582′ N, 119° 7.713′ W. Marker is in Bakersfield, California, in Kern County. Memorial is on Buena Vista Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located between Bakersfield Firestation 15 and Bakersfield Police Department Sub-station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1315 Buena Vista Drive, Bakersfield CA 93311, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Global War On Terror (approx. 3 miles away); Kern County Korean War Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away); Kern County Hospital (approx. 6.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 6.4 miles away); Standard Oil Company Building (approx. 6.4 miles away); United States Post Office (approx. 6.4 miles away); Alphonse Weill Residence (approx. 6.4 miles away); Padre Hotel (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bakersfield.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2019, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 15, 2019, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
