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Fort Dodge firefighter John Bittner conducts a ringing of the bell in honor of the 343 fire- fighters who died while responding to the 9/11 attacks. The ceremony, in which an alarm bell is rung in three series of three rings, is a traditional means to honor firefighters who fall in the line of duty. Woody Wolfe, Fort Dodge assistant fire chief, looks on at left.
