On Pearl Harbor Day, about 25 members of the American Legion Family, primarily from the 4th and 5th districts, gathered at Peavey Plaza to unveil and dedicate the plaque and to read a proclamation from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
The heroic actions of first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, sent McPhail on his own path to service with the Navy and as a volunteer firefighter in Maryland.