Boston firefighters honor the fallen with ceremony in Jamaica Plain

The Boston Fire Department honored the memory of the fallen Sunday with a ceremony in Jamaica Plain Group members city and state leaders gathered at Forest Hills Cemetery for a memorial utility and a procession Grave markers were decorated with floral wreaths in honor of fallen firefighters during the annual event which honors their sacrifice legacy and amenity International Association of Firefighters President Edward Kelly announced To remember the names the faces and the lives of those who wore this uniform and gave everything they had to protect this city Men and women who didn t hesitate to put themselves in harm s way because that s the oath they took and the promise they kept Sunday s event was the nd memorial Sunday in Boston