On this day of days, lest we forget the tragic events on Sept. 11, 2001. Hats off to all emergency personnel who put their lives on the line to keep the rest of us safe.

Off topic yes, but none-the-less important.

 

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...to the top - God bless our troops, first responders, police officers, anyone who puts their life on the line for our continued freedom. The greatest sacrifice.

 

Never forget.

 

This Amazing Picture Was Taken By IBEW LU 3 electrician Chris Buge From The Beacon On The Top Of The Freedom Tower In NYC. Never Forget...

On the morning of 9/11, members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3, a New York City chapter, were working for firms across the World Trade Center complex. Some members were stationed on the 95th and 105th floors of the North Tower, the 90th and 105th floors of the South Tower and in the World Trade Center basement. In the collapse of the towers, Local 3 lost 17 electricians, more than any other local union of construction workers.
Members of Local 3 worked at Ground Zero during the rescue and recovery period. Their work included installing temporary lighting for nighttime search efforts. Additionally, the Local 3 Pipes and Drum band, known as the Sword of Light Band, played at several funeral services for construction workers and first responders killed as a result of the attacks.

Thomas Ashton, 21, a first-year apprentice who had started working on July 18, 2001, was working on the 95th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center with Robert Caufield, 49, a journeyman wireman. They were working for the contracting firm Denino Electric.

Also in the North Tower were Local 3 journeymen Harvey Hermer, 59, Lester Marino, 58, Jeffrey Shaw, 42, and Glenn Travers, Sr., 53. This veteran crew was working for Forest Electric on the 105th floor.

On the same floor in the same tower was a telecommunications crew from Kleinknecht Electric. They were Salvatore Fiumefreddo, 45, Joseph Romagnolo, 37, and Kenneth White, 50. All were in the telephone division of Local 3.

On the 105th floor of the South Tower, P.E. Stone Electric had a work force in place consisting of Local 3 members James Cartier, 26, a second-year apprentice, and journeymen Ralph Licciardi, 30, and Charles Lucania, 35.

Also in the South Tower on the 90th floor, was journeyman wireman Jose “Joe” Martinez, 50, working for Forest Electric. Journeymen wiremen Joseph DiPilato, 57, and Steven Strauss, 51, were last seen stuck in an elevator on the 30th floor of the South Tower. They were working for Petrocelli Electric.

Michael Lowe, 48, an employee of Liberty Electric Supply, was last seen in the basement of the complex.

Meanwhile, the four members of Local 1212 were at their posts in the World Trade Center when the planes struck. They were Gerard “Rod” Coppola of WNET-TV, Steven Jacobson of WPIX-TV, and Robert Pattison and Isaias Rivera, both of CBS.

[A 17th member from Local 3, Anthony Segarra, died November 28, 2001, from injuries sustained in the attack that were later identified as the cause of death.]

 

NEVER FORGET....

 

Never forget . God Bless America .

 

Never forget. I won't, and my children understand. Proud American.

 

I will NEVER forget.

I visited the memorial in NYC in 2017 and as a first responder it was a very emotional day. It left a strong impression on me and was the inspiration for the artwork on the new ice hockey mask I had painted. The reflection in the face mask is the twin towers and the back plate of the mask is a firefighter helmet flash remembering the brothers and sisters that didn't go home that day. I always take a minute before putting it on.

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Fine looking truck ! Now when we going mudding up in the mountains !??