Chief Sombo recalls efforts at Ground Zero after 9/11
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November 12, 2021

Chief Sombo recalls efforts at Ground Zero after 9/11

By Mon Valley Independent

By CHRISTINE HAINES

chaines@yourmvi.com

This year’s Veterans Day observance at Elizabeth Forward Middle School honored local military veterans while  commemorating the 9/11 terror attack 20 years ago and the first responder heroes of that event.

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