The 911 ride is held each year in August so the riders do not affect the families of victims visiting the 9/11 sites in September “That’s their time,” “That’s where they lost their family members, and we don’t want to impose in any way on that time”. Sunday morning NYC 7th Ave and W 52 Street NYPD motor unit will lead all the riders to World Trade Center. Light drizzle, stopped by 9:00 am

John and Mike Montgomery County Police Motor Officers from Prince Georges, MD came from Shanksville, PA to the Pentagon and onto NYC

On June 10, 2006 a fitting memorial, dedicated to the 343 New York City Firefighters who died on 9-11, was unveiled at the quarters of Engine 10/Ladder 10. The 57-foot long, 6-foot high bronze bas-relief sculpture was commissioned by the law firm Holland and Knight, and will forever hang on the Greenwich Street side of the “Ten House.” The UFA Executive Board was honored to join hundreds of family members and friends at the emotional event.

Holland and Knight lost one of their own in the 9-11 terror attacks. Glenn Winuk, a partner in the firm and volunteer Firefighter / Paramedic with the Jericho Fire Department was last seen leaving Holland and Knight’s Broadway offices and entering the Towers to help rescue trapped individuals. Once it was discovered that he had died in the collapse of the South Tower, the firm sought a way to memorialize him and help those who were operating in the rescue and recovery efforts at the Site.

The finished product is an immense sculpture which traces the timeline of the attacks from the impact of the planes to the completion of recovery efforts at the Site. Chief Meyers worked with the artists from Rambusch Studios to advise them during the production. Each firefighter and piece of equipment is fashioned to represent all firefighters. No one is singled out. Even a ladder company in the background is emblazoned with “343” on the rig where the company number would be. It is this strict attention to detail that makes this memorial a truly awe-inspiring piece.

Richard Pinnavaia of the 911 Foundation talking about 911 when he was in Tower 2, the South Tower on the 35th floor the day of the attack. This is at Ground Zero with the new Trade Center in front of Richard.

One World Trade Center looking up from reflecting pool.

The Memorial’s twin reflecting pools are each nearly an acre in size and feature the largest human made waterfalls in North America. The pools sit within the footprints where the Twin Towers once stood

Burned and battered - but unbowed – two of the Trident-70-foot-tall, 90-ton columns that once supported the 110 story south tower.

The pillars are side-by-side within the glass entrance pavilion at the National September 911 Memorial & Museum.

Two retired NYFD who were at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001 who lost 341 “firemen buddies.” They were among the 441 emergency workers who died that day. First responders were running in when everyone else was running out.

This is part of an iron support column, designated as the last column, see description in previous image.

See description in previous image.

Each tile represents a person who died on 911, artist is Spencer Finch You are inside the 911 museum seventy feet below ground level. The wall holding back the Hudson River is to the right of the picture. This entire level is below the Hudson River.

This is one of the walls holding back the Hudson River. The Wall with the tiles is to the right

Peace quilt with the pictures of all who died at each site

Jay went to high school with Elaine. "She was one of the brightest, smartest, talented people I ever knew. She could have been a concert pianist, an opera singer or what ever she wanted to do."

This is part of an elevator motor, see description in the previous image.

Fire Chief Louis Joseph Modafferi from Staten Island. Louis was planning on becoming a nurse after he retired from the NYFD. He was a friend as his entire family is dear friends of mine. Louis did not have to go into the burning tower. He did so to be with his “men,” to watch out for their safety.

The front of Ladder truck 3 where the cab and motor should be

As a friend said as we were walking through the museum, "a culture that would kill their daughter who was raped and the not the rapist or the daughter had sexual relations and was not married will kill her for bringing shame to the family is not a culture you can deal with short of killing them."

The world is in for a long battle for many years until this type of mentality changes, if ever.

We are dealing with "tribes," not nations as witness what is going on in Iraq and Syria today.

Image contains a picture of 911 Ride from a few years earlier

The Memorial’s twin reflecting pools are each nearly an acre in size and feature the largest human made waterfalls in North America. The pools sit within the footprints where the Twin Towers once stood

The entire water area is where one of the WTC towers stood. The "black hole" represent eternity. There is another waterfall site with a black hole adjacent to this site

"Freedom Tower" One World Trade Center. 1776 feet, tallest structure in the US, fourth tallest building in the world. Looking up from reflecting pools where the original World Trade Center building were

"God Bless America"