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Stephen Siller, beloved husband and father of five, was a firefighter from Squad 1, Park Slope Brooklyn. On 9/11, he was off-duty, and on his way to golf with his 3 older brothers.
When Stephen heard on his scanner that the World Trade Center had been hit, he turned his vehicle around and headed towards the site. When his truck was prohibited from entering the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, typically of him, he raced on foot towards the site with his gear strapped to his back.
He was last seen alive on West and Liberty Streets where he, more than likely, went looking for his Squad, all of whom perished. The Tunnel to Towers Run retraces Stephen's footsteps on that fateful day.
In running along his path, we honor the memory of all the Firefighters, Police, and EMS workers who performed their duty that day. In running this race, we are reclaiming still another part of the city for all our heroes and for all of those who died on 9/11.
They will never be forgotten!
I did this race today. It was a gloomy, pouring rain day. Coming out of the tunnel, the street was lined with firefighters, each holding a banner with a picture of one of their lost comrades on it. There was a long line of firefighters, stretching several blocks, each with a banner. Most of the pictures on the banner were of young people, taken in their prime. It was a very sobering tribute. to actually see each of the lost firefighters represented by a current firefighter. It really gave you an idea of how many real people were lost. At the post-race ceremonies, they rang a bell for the NYC rescue wrokers lost, for the Pentagon folks lost, for the Shanksville PA folks, lost, for our servicemen lost since. Firefighter Siller's widow and children were there, and for her to have been able to turn this tragedy around into this event is nothing short of miraculous. I only hope to have half of her strength if I am ever faced with a tragedy.
We must never forget this event. We must never let their deaths be in vain.
Stephen Siller, beloved husband and father of five, was a firefighter from Squad 1, Park Slope Brooklyn. On 9/11, he was off-duty, and on his way to golf with his 3 older brothers.
When Stephen heard on his scanner that the World Trade Center had been hit, he turned his vehicle around and headed towards the site. When his truck was prohibited from entering the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, typically of him, he raced on foot towards the site with his gear strapped to his back.
He was last seen alive on West and Liberty Streets where he, more than likely, went looking for his Squad, all of whom perished. The Tunnel to Towers Run retraces Stephen's footsteps on that fateful day.
In running along his path, we honor the memory of all the Firefighters, Police, and EMS workers who performed their duty that day. In running this race, we are reclaiming still another part of the city for all our heroes and for all of those who died on 9/11.
They will never be forgotten!
I did this race today. It was a gloomy, pouring rain day. Coming out of the tunnel, the street was lined with firefighters, each holding a banner with a picture of one of their lost comrades on it. There was a long line of firefighters, stretching several blocks, each with a banner. Most of the pictures on the banner were of young people, taken in their prime. It was a very sobering tribute. to actually see each of the lost firefighters represented by a current firefighter. It really gave you an idea of how many real people were lost. At the post-race ceremonies, they rang a bell for the NYC rescue wrokers lost, for the Pentagon folks lost, for the Shanksville PA folks, lost, for our servicemen lost since. Firefighter Siller's widow and children were there, and for her to have been able to turn this tragedy around into this event is nothing short of miraculous. I only hope to have half of her strength if I am ever faced with a tragedy.
We must never forget this event. We must never let their deaths be in vain.
