August 05, 2011

9/11 Memorial

The Port Authority of NY & NJ is dispatching steel artifacts from the Twin Towers across the country to build memorials for the 10th anniversary of September 11.
  
 Photos by Heather Walsh

Mike Tansey of FDNY Latter 11 and a St. James, NY volunteer fireman touches a the piece of steel from lobby of the North Tower of One World Trade Center that will be placed at the 9/11 Memorial at St. James Fire Dept. on Long Island, NY. Tansey is wearing a shirt with the names of six fellow FDNY Latter 11 fireman that were killed on September 11.


Ironworkers place a section of steel from the lobby of  the North Tower of One World Trade Center at the 9/11 Memorial. In the foreground is a replica of the World Trade Centers constructed by Edward Wider of the St. James Fire Dept., St. James, NY.


Ten years later emotions still remain high as community members stand in front of the 9/11 Memorial, St. James, New York.