PLYMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) - Firefighters in Plymouth banded together Monday morning to repair a 9/11 memorial that was destroyed by vandals over the weekend.
More than 25 Plymouth Fire Local 1768 members pitched in to fix the statue of a policeman, which was found knocked over and broken on the ground next to a beam from one of the twin towers on Sunday, according to law enforcement officials.
A lamp and electrical box that controlled lighting to the memorial was also damaged.
“They can knock us down, but we will get back up even stronger. We are firefighters. We never forget,” Plymouth Fire Local 1768 said in a Facebook post.
The firefighters worked throughout the morning to clean up the site, add new American flags, fresh mulch and had the electrical wiring and lamp repaired. They also wiped down some of the granite stones that were dirty from the winter weather.
Former selectman Dick Quintal, who took out a second mortgage to arrange for and build the memorial on South Spooner Street, said he was hurt by the vandalism.
“First I was angry, then I’m heartbroken,” Quintal said.
The damage came a week after Plymouth Rock and other historical statues around town were damaged by spray-paint.
Board of Selectmen chair Ken Tavares said the town is investigating a possible connection.
Police have not said if the vandalism is related.
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