The next general meeting is is special one that will be held on Thursday, August 26th at 1900 Hrs at the LAFD Fire Academy which is located at 1700 Stadium Way...a very short distance away from our regular meeting place at the LAPD Academy.
With the anniversary of 9-11 just around the corner the theme of this meeting will be "9-11, We Will Never Forget". Our guest speaker will be LAFD representative Dave Badgett, who responded to Ground Zero and along with so many other courageous emergency response personnel, engaged in the extremely intense duty of working at the World Trade Center site. This will be a chance to hear about the Ground Zero rescue and recovery efforts from someone who was there. Additionally the LAFD Fire Academy is home to a Twin Tower girder which acts as a memorial and monument honoring those who were lost on 9-11-01. That girder is the largest WTC monument on the West Coast and Dave Badgett will tell the story of how this monument came to be from being a vision to a reality.
Additionally, the Los Angeles Police Emerald Society will be participating in a joint law enforcement/fire department/military memorial ceremony marking the 9th anniversary of 9-11 on 9-10 at the same location to begin at 0900 Hrs. The Los Angeles Police Emerald Society Pipes and Drums will perform at the ceremony and all members are encouraged to attend!
A meeting reminder with directions will be forthcoming for this very special meeting.
Steve Saletros
President
Los Angeles Police Emerald Society
