Retired deputy fire chief David Kitterman addresses the crowd at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters yesterday. Uniforms and gear were placed in 21 chairs to commemorate the London firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty since 1855.
A firefighter stands solemnly next to a monument to 21 fallen London firefighters before it's unveiling at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty thanks emergency workers during a memorial for 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
A firefighter watches as London mayor Joe Fontana speaks at a memorial for 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Firefighters helmets, boots and jackets line the front of a stage to represent the 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty or from job-related illness during a ceremony at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Mark Willis, middle, fights back tears while holding his sons, Cody, 4, left, and Austin, 7, right, at a remembrance ceremony for 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Willis' father, Don Willis, died from a job-related cancer in 2009. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Mark Willis, middle, fights back tears while holding his sons, Cody, 4, left, and Austin, 7, right, at a remembrance ceremony for 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Willis' father, Don Willis, died from a job-related cancer in 2009. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Brycen Willis, 11, right, reads a program with brother Austin, 7, left, at a remembrance ceremony for 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. The boys' grandfather, Don Willis, died from a job-related cancer in 2009. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty listens to speeches at a memorial for 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Lydia Stronghill and her son, Lance, 4, watch the unveiling of a monument to recognize 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty during a ceremony at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty helps to unveil a monument to recognize 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty is unveiled during a ceremony at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Firefighters, family and friends watch the unveiling of a monument to recognize 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty during a ceremony at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty applauds as a monument to recognize 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty is unveiled during a ceremony at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Lori Brown photographs a monument displaying the names of 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty or from job-related illness at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Brown's father, Jack Kellum, died from a brain tumor he got from exposure to chemicals while on the job. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Mark Willis shows his son, Cody, 4, a monument created to honour 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Willis' father, Don Willis, died from a job-related cancer in 2009. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty talks with firefighter Randy Evans following a memorial to recognize 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty places a firefighter's helmet on four-year-old Lance Stronghill following a memorial to recognize 21 London firefighters who have died in the line of duty at the London Fire Department Memorial Headquarters on Horton Street on Sunday September 11th, 2011. Family and friends of the fallen firefighters gathered to celebrate their memory as well as to remember those who lost their lives in the World Trade Centre collapse in New York City in 2001. CRAIG GLOVER The London Free Press / QMI AGENCY
