Survivors of the 9/11 terror assaults and veterans of wars that adopted have been among the many 32,000 individuals who laced up Sunday for the Tunnels to Towers run to retrace the steps of fallen FDNY hero Stephen Siller.
The annual 5K occasion honors Siller for his exceptional race to the World Commerce Middle towers from Crimson Hook by the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel the day of the lethal strikes.
Firefighters and their supporters mentioned they felt an obligation to honor buddies, coworkers and People who misplaced their lives within the onslaught.
“I labored with over 100 who died on 9/11. I needed to be right here,” mentioned 89-year-old FDNY retiree Lou Andrade of Setauket on Lengthy rIsland — who volunteered at Floor Zero within the grim days after the assaults.
“As we speak’s a practice for all firefighters, to recollect these we misplaced.”
Retired FDNY member Erika Schaub, 48, additionally of Setauket, mentioned she “misplaced 15 buddies within the towers on 9/ll.”
“I used to be there with my response group,” she mentioned.
Firefighters operating the annual Tunnels to Towers 5K race on September 25, 2022.
The race honors the reminiscence of fallen FDNY hero Stephen Siller.
Siller ran to the World Commerce Middle from Crimson Hook, Brooklyn on 9/11 to assist reply to the emergency.
A firefighter having an emotional second in the course of the race.
Photos of first responders and veterans who've handed away since 9/11.
Different runners mentioned they participated to honor the function 9/11 performed in shaping their lives.
“The entire motive I grew to become a firefighter was due to 9/11,” mentioned 40-year-old Nicole Attanasio of the Dumont, NJ, Fireplace Division. “I need to really feel the identical sweat and ache as he (Stephen Sills) did operating by the tunnel.”
Joe Palermo, 43, of Scotch Plains, NJ, mentioned the assaults impressed him to enlist within the Military, the place he served 5 excursions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell cheering on runners on the Tunnels to Towers run.
Kids collaborating within the Tunnels to Towers.
Firefighters crossing the end line in full uniform.
A gaggle crossing the end line in Manhattan.
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the 5K race.
This yr's Tunnels to Towers race had 32,000 members.
“I went to the recruiter and requested him to hurry it up. I signed the following day,” he mentioned. “I’m operating at this time to honor the fallen.”
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