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 Firefighter memorial, Prague - Czech Republic
N 50° 05.210 E 014° 24.497
33U E 457669 N 5548452
Memorial sculpture honoring firefighters in general and those of 9/11 specifically
Waymark Code: WMJ1J4
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/09/2013
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On September 11, the Volunteer Firefighter's Brigade of Prague 1 and Cultural Attaché of the U.S. Embassy Prague, David Gainer, unveiled a plaque dedicated to the memory of the 343 New York firefighters who lost their lives on the September 11th, 2001.
The plaque, which is located on Kampa Island near Charles Bridge, is the first memorial in Prague that commemorates the heroism of these firefighters.
Date of Dedication: 09/11/2010
Name of organization that built the memorial: unknown
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Text on the memorial:
"A firefighter is a person who lives two lives, one for themselves and one for others. Therefore the life of a firefighter holds a true understanding of all that is human"
Physical address of memorial:
Praha 1
Prague, Czech Republich
Website for more information: [Web Link]
Additional coordinates: Not Listed
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