Antique Oklahoma Fire Truck To Be 9/11 Memorial

A group in Bokoshe is turning an antique fire truck into a traveling 9/11 memorial.

Jason Mattingly, founder of the 9/11 Memorial Fire Truck Engine 343, told KFSM, the CBS affiliate in Fort Smith, the number represents the number of firefighters who died that day.

The 1969 Ford F-1000 Super Cab will be outfitted with photos of firefighters who died on 9/11 and different compartments in the fire truck will feature different stories about what happened in New York City in 2001.

Mattingly says the truck will travel to schools, parades and eventually make its way to New York City.

The truck was a gift from the Bokoshe Fire Department after it was taken out of service.

The Bokoshe Fire Department is currently using a fire truck it got from the New York Fire Department that was used on 9/11.

"The history of this and what we're trying to do with this former truck and how everything is intertwined, it's pretty neat," Mattingly said.

Bokoshe residents can see both fire trucks side by side at the city's park on Saturday.