VIDEO: Ceremonies and fundraisers marked the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 attacks Wednesday. Chicago's Black Fire Brigade honored the New York Black firefighters that died on September 11 at a ceremony at the Chicago fire station at 54th and Wabash."It's a pleasure and an honor to honor their legacy," Chicago Firefighter and EMT Jasmine Williams said. "Those were the initial firefighters in the service that looked like us and they start off our path for us. Essentially, they were trailblazers." NYC Fire Marshal John Coombs who was a firefighter at the time of the attack joined the ceremony in Washington Park. "It was important that we hold their names in history," Coombs said. "That we would honor them by acknowledging them."