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'Unbelievable': Eagle Lands On Aerial Truck During 9/11 Display

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A video of an eagle that landed on top of a 9/11 display in Minnesota was going viral on the 17th anniversary of the terror attacks.

The Andover Fire Department held a ceremony Tuesday on the Main Street Bridge over Highway 10 in Coon Rapids, a northern suburb of Minneapolis.

"We're all set up here, so nobody forgets," Andover Fire Chief Jerry Streich said.

That's when something unexpected happened. An eagle landed right on top of the aerial truck helping to hold the American Flag.

"Isn't that unbelievable?" Streich said. "This eagle just landed on the aerial while we're doing the 9/11 memorial. Phenomenal."

An eagle landing on the Aerial truck during our 9/11 display! Media: Please feel free to share (Not edit) this video. The video was captured by Fire Chief Jerry Streich, Andover Fire Department #ATeam and has gone viral with millions of views on CNN, ABC, NBC, and many more. It has also been placed on the Ellen D list. Share for others to see. To reach Chief J.Streich, contact at 763.767.5192

Posted by Andover Fire Department, MN on Tuesday, September 11, 2018

By Tuesday evening the video had garnered almost 65,000 shares with over one million views and counting.

[H/T CBS Minnesota]

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