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Always Remember:
At 8:47am on September 11, 2001, Emergency Reporting System Box 8087 transmitted a call for help to Battalion 1 of the Fire Department of New York that an aircraft had crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Ultimately, thousands of New York City firefighters responded to the call to rescue victims trapped in the collapsing North and South Towers. When America was under attack by terrorists on this tragic day, 343 firefighters perished. From the rubble of the North Tower, this 14-foot structural beam was recovered. Weighing approximately 1,200 pounds, the beam is imprinted with "FDNY 343" representing those 343 firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice. |