PRESS PHOTOS BY SCOTT M. NAGY Firetrucks from Whitehall Township and Catasauqua Borough hoist a flag high above a Sept. 11 ceremony at Mission BBQ to honor emergency personnel and remember all those who lost their lives in the 2001 terrorist attacks.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Members of Whitehall Area Rotary Club deliver a Box of Thanks to Whitehall police. The Rotary Club organized the ceremony and gift delivery, traveling to the home of township Mayor Michael Harakal Jr., Coplay Borough Hall, the Catasauqua and North Catasauqua municipal buildings and Cetronia Ambulance Corps.

Whitehall Township Fire Chief David Nelson stands with the township's assistant chiefs at the Mission BBQ event, held outside the 1421 Grape St., Whitehall, restaurant. Also pictured are township officials and Rotary Club members.

Firefighters are in attendance at the ceremony. Each of the township stations - Egypt, Fullerton, Hokendauqua and West Catasauqua - received recognition.