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Msgr. Christopher Vasko, pastor, blessing a fire fighter helmets from a variety of departments, as well as a brick from the building in which TFD Private Stephen A. Machcinski and Private James A. Dickman were killed, and a Toledo Firefighter's hat.

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Toledo Fire Chief Louis Santiago, left, carries brick from the building in which Private Stephen A. Machcinski and Private James A. Dickman were killed, and Firefighters Local 92 President Jeff Ronstadt carries a firefighter's helmet toward the altar for the service.

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Toledo Fire Chief Louis Santiago, left, carries brick from the building in which Private Stephen A. Machcinski and Private James A. Dickman were killed, and Firefighters Local 92 President Jeff Ronstadt carries a firefighter's helmet toward the altar for the eighth annual Mass honoring firefighters at Historic St. Patrick in Toledo.

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The eighth annual Mass honoring firefighters at Historic St. Patrick in Toledo. Msgr. Christopher Vasko, pastor, celebrates the liturgy.

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Toledo Fire and Rescue Department dress gloves and hat rest on a pew during the service.

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Toledo fire's Private James Moseby rings the bell as part of the memorial service for the firefighters.

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Rick Machcinski, left, his wife Terri, both of Ft. Wayne, and his parents Ken and Sharon Machinski, with Toledo Fire Chief Luis Santiago at the memorial walkway outside of the church. A brick from the building in which Rick's brother and Ken and Sharon's son Stephen A. Machinski was killed has been added to the walkway. Rick Machcinski is a firefighter in Ft. Wayne.

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