The 79th Anniversary Ceremony
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Introduction by Mike Hanlon
Cocoanut Grove Memorial Committee
Cocoanut Grove Memorial Committee
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"Phoenix out of the Ashes"
Kenneth Marshall, MD - President Cocoanut Grove Memorial Committee |
"Prevent future tragedies"
Paul Christian - Former Boston Fire Commissioner, Cocoanut Grove Memorial Committee |
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"We're good at a few things as firefighters. Not forgetting is
one of them."- Ed Kelly - President, International Association of Fire Fighters |
"Boston has the best fire department in the United States of America." - Raymond Flynn - Former Mayor, City of Boston
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"We're this close." Paul Miller
Cocoanut Grove Memorial Committee |
"The Cause of the Fire is Unknown."
- Casey Grant - Former Executive Director, Fire Protection Research Foundation |
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"People come out of the woodwork to tell stories."
- Stephanie Schorow - Author/Historian |
Hanging the Wreath - "Use his cane."
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Videos (c) Saul Wisnia 2021 Photos by Saul Wisnia (c)2021 except for photos of the Cocoanut Grove fire, Stanley Tomaszewski (Boston Public Library and Boston.com) and the November 30, 1942 Boston Post Newspaper (Kenneth Lawrence)
