We Will Never Forget

On May 5, 2011, President Obama paid a somber visit and led a ceremony at Ground Zero in New York.  The President and a New York City firefighter laid a red, white, and blue wreath at the foot of the pear tree that had survived the collapse of the Twin Towers.  The unprovoked attack occurred nearly ten years ago, but it will never be forgotten.  Obama later visited and had lunch with firefighters of Fire Engine Company # 54.  He thanked them for what they did on September 11, 2001.

My husband, Bill, was a proud firefighter for nearly thirty years.  The following is an excerpt from  my book, A Journey Through Fire.

I vividly remember the day the towers came down.  Bill and I were watching a national TV show in our living room.  We watched in horror as the first airliner, and then the second, crashed into the sides of the two buildings.  We saw some people leaping from windows, to a certain death, in order to escape the blazing inferno.  It is still difficult to comprehend the enormity surrounding the events of that day.  I will remember those horrifying scenes depicting untold injuries, numerous deaths, and vast destruction as long as I live,

Over 3000 people died in New York that day; over 300 of these were firefighters.  Bill was especially distraught because of  the many firefighter brothers who were lost.  He had problems sleeping, and he was sad and depressed for weeks.  The three firefighters raising the American flag in the midst of the rubble touched him deeply.  After much searching, I found and ordered a poster of the scene from an online poster company.  He framed it and hung it in his room, which is now complete.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET