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A very difficult day indeed. I have such an empty feeling inside me all day today.Having lost some very dear friends in the FDNY that day made me bitter, even angry. In the days following I went down with a friend who volunteered his towing company to remove cars and bring them to N.J. It was the most horrifying sight I have ever witnessed. I went back some weeks later for firefighter funerals, 3 in one day. I will never forget where I was on the morning of Tuesday Sept 11, 2001. I was building a house in Tiverton R.I. Wed-Fri I was in New York and I married the woman of my dreams on Saturday after noon. It was a great ceremony however it was over shadowed by the ruthless act of terror from a bunch of cowards. Traveling on Sunday was not so easy either. We were supposed to travel to Mexico, but international flights were shut down. So were domestic for that matter. We waited at T F Green for hours until they opened. We flew to Houston not knowing if Mexico was in the cards for us. While booking a room in Houston we were notified they were opening international flights. We eventually made it to Cabo with out incident. Today, as with every anniversary, I went to the Battleship in Fall River for the memorial. (that is the official state site for 911) Now all I can do is reflect on the day and all the guys I miss so much. Til we meet again my FDNY Brothers....til we meet again.
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