First Responders Walk To Remember 9/11 Heroes
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By: NY1 News 9/4/2011
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Members of the city's police and fire departments are gathering this morning for the 10th annual "Walk of Remembrance" to honor those lost in the September 11th attacks.
Members of the city's police and fire departments, along with their families, gathered Sunday morning for the 10th annual "Walk of Remembrance" to honor those lost in the September 11th attacks.
The walk started at Engine 1, Ladder 24 on West 31st Street and ended at Engine 10, Ladder 10 on Liberty Street.
Walkers made stops along the way at firehouses and police precincts on their way to the World Trade Center site.
Among their stops was the New York City Fire Museum, where a permanent exhibit of Father Mychal Judge's helmet and bunker coat will be blessed.
Judge was the Fire Department Chaplain who died while helping with rescue efforts on September 11th.
He was the first recorded victim of the attacks.
"It's about remembering what a great person he was, how much comfort and solace he brought to the fire department over the years," said one walk participant.
"He was there to minister to his firefighters and all those in the building on that terrible day, and we should never lose our faith, and that's one of the reasons we do the walk," said another.
"There's a great sense of goodness in the people in this country, and I think this walk is a way for that goodness in people to come together, to join together, and really, to be strengthened," said a third.
Sunday's event started with mass at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Manhattan. |
