A baby sapling Callery pear tree was planted Tuesday evening at the Allen County Law Enforcement/Firefighters Memorial. The tree is a descendent of The Survivors Tree--a pear tree discovered among the ruins of the World Trade Center shortly after the terrorist attacks. The Survivors Tree is now a permanent part of the National 9/11 Memorial in New York.
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A pair of Fort Wayne Fire Department captains applied to receive a descendent tree, given only to communities committed to nurturing it as part of a memorial.
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The pear tree arriving at the memorial
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Fort Wayne Fire Captain James Noll speaks about the legacy of a living memorial.
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Jerry Vandeveer Sr. is thrilled to having a living memorial.
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Mark Bulman remembers where he was on 9/11 and was honored to be part of the ceremony.
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