Butler Catholic School's Sept. 11th commemoration Friday morning served a two-fold purpose.

School Principal Sister John Ann Mulhern said the special ceremony at the school's grotto was a recognition of the nation's police, firefighters, first responders and military and a way to make her students, who were not born until after Sept. 11, 2001, understand the importance of the day.

To that end local firefighters, state police, veterans and parents.

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