Steel Remnants Honor 911 Heroes | Boston News

Massachusetts towns like Acton and Plymouth are preserving the memory of 9/11 through powerful steel memorials salvaged from the World Trade Center, honoring the 343 firefighters who died—and those who perished aboard Flight 11. Retired firefighter Carl Scheetz, who knew many of the fallen, helped prepare these fragments for communities nationwide. In Acton, Fire Chief Anita Arnum, who served in NYC’s search efforts, walks past the steel daily, haunted by the possibility she once crawled over it. The town also commemorates local victims Philip Rosenzweig and Amy Sweeney, whose quick thinking helped identify the hijackers. In Plymouth, Dick Quintal’s pioneering memorial—now town-owned—lists every victim’s name and honors Jennifer Kane, with Quintal forging a lifelong bond with her family. Across the state, these sites stand as living tributes to courage, sacrifice, and the enduring need to remember.

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