New York City firefighters visit the Sept. 11 memorial in Anthony, Kan.

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New York City Firefighters read the names of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on a memorial in Anthony in November 2005. From left are Lt. Jim Beltrami; Capt. John LaVelle, retired; Capt. Rich Kirschner; and retired State Fire Marshall Jim McSwigin. The 2005 trip was their first to the small Kansas town outside of Wichita.

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New York City firefighters Joe Huber, right, and Jim Beltrami visit the Anthony 9/11 memorial. In the background is a sculpture made from World Trade Center steel.

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Lt. Jim Beltrami lays a brick for a fallen 9/11 firefighter.

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The Anthony 9/11 Memorial, Official State Memorial, in Anthony.

John Schott, the leader of the Anthony Memorial movement.

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Capt. Joe Huber and Lt. Jim Beltrami at the Anthony 9/11 Memorial lay a brick for SFC David R. Berry, a local man killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Lt. Jim Beltrami, left, and Joe Huber, both FDNY firefighters, are pictured at the Anthony 9/11 Memorial.