LOCAL OFFICIALS DISPLAY STAMP HONORING HEROES.Byline: Daily News NEWHALL - As parade watchers made their way to Newhall Memorial Park on Thursday, local firefighters and sheriff's deputies gathered on stage to welcome the new ``Heroes of 2001'' stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. . Capt. Don Rodriguez of the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station, flanked by local firefighters and employees from the USPS (1) (Uninterruptible Switching Power Supply) A power supply for a computer that contains its own battery and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) circuitry. See power supply and UPS. , welcomed an enlarged version of the 45-cent ``semi-postal'' stamp that will help families of emergency relief workers killed or disabled in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
The now world-famous image of American resolve featured on the stamp was shot by a newspaper photographer after the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers. The image of three dirt-covered firefighters raising a flag found in the rubble at ground zero in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of has come to symbolize America's unity, perseverance and spirit in the wake of the attacks. For every stamp sold, 8 cents will be contributed to the family relief fund. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Los Angeles County firefighters, with black strips across their badges honoring fallen New York comrades, get a look at the new postal stamp honoring the heroes of 9-11. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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