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The Story behind the
Photos: (49
photos)
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a collection of random photos taken during the first part of 2006.
Several photos were taken during a Sunday morning practice drill at
the South Sea Port. A couple of photos are of several Army
members that stopped by to pay their respects. The motorcycle in
this album is a 9-11 memorial tribute motorcycle that stopped by and
several of the guys signed the bike. See the story below:
Nico
Figueroa wrote the following story about this Memorial Motorcycle
3/6/06: “Alex Farrington, created a design for a bike in tribute to
the 343 firefighters lost in the tragedy of 9/11. And just in case you
were wondering, he had the idea and plans for the bike before Orange
County Choppers did their Fire Fighter chopper bike, which is also an
extraordinary piece of art by the way. Alex Farrington decided to
trailer the bike from Atlanta, GA to New York to have firemen from 3
different houses view and ultimately sign the bike, since for him he
saw no bigger honor than presenting it to them as a small token of his
appreciation for their sacrifices.
I
had the honor of joining Alex on this journey and it's my distinct
pleasure to share with you some of the pictures that we took at each
house. The houses we visited were Squad 1 of Brooklyn, NY; Ladder 148
of Brooklyn, NY; and 10 Truck of Manhattan, literally 10 feet from
Ground Zero on Liberty Street. Alex chose these houses each for
different reasons: Squad 1 because their house lost 11 firefighters,
almost half a house of 24, the most of any house in NY; Ladder 148
because their Captain, Capt. Mike Gala, expressed extreme interest in
helping Alex along with the bike; and finally 10 Truck because of it's
proximity to Ground Zero.
For
me to have the opportunity to be a part of the presentation of this
bike to these fine Americans is one of the most memorable and
honorable moments that I have had the pleasure of being a part of and
I will forever be grateful to Alex for allowing me the opportunity to
join him in his quest. We laughed, talked story, joked, and cried all
in the same day with these great individuals, and as the late great
Jim Valvano would say, "That's a full day, that's a heck of a day."
Without further ado, I present to you our pictures. |
