![]() She was among six individuals who described either their 9/11 story or why they decided to come to West Point from this generation’s day of infamy.Ī day now known as Patriot Day, it is a United States national observance that honors the memory of those who were killed in the Sept. Today, she is a purchasing agent with the Office of the Directorate of Intercollegiate Athletics at West Point. ![]() The words were powerful because Herr lived the experience while working in Tower Two of the Twin Towers on that fateful, clear blue-skied Tuesday morning 19 years ago. These were the words Sue Herr articulated and the sights seen in the final seconds of a 10-plus minute 9/11 remembrance video, produced by West Point Public Affairs, shown to cadets in the Cadet Mess Hall on Friday and available to the West Point community to watch on YouTube. A lot of people are forgetting about it and we shouldn’t.” ‘Never Forget’ appears on screen and then fade to black. ![]() When I went to school, I only knew of Pearl Harbor because it was taught to me in history. (Photos courtesy of Jerry Kiernan/retired WPFD firefighter) Richard “Bruce” Van Hine, far right, with members of his Bronx/Harlem Squad 41 firefighting crew around 2000. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo courtesy of Jerry Kiernan/retired WPFD firefighter) (Photo Credit: Eric Bartelt) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption –įirefighter Richard “Bruce” Van Hine helps fight a fire as a member of the West Point Fire Department in the early ‘90s. The West Point Fire Department blares the sirens from the fire trucks for two minutes starting at 8:46 a.m., the time when the first plane hit Tower One, or the North Tower, Friday to honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Photo Credit: Eric Bartelt) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: Eric Bartelt) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption –Ī memorial stone etched with Richard “Bruce” Van Hine’s name, squad and 9/11 date is placed in a well-kempt area with a flowery bush under the flagpole on the fire department's front lawn. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City. Eighteen current and former members of the West Point Fire Department take part in a memorial ceremony Friday to honor the 343 firefighters, including a former WPFD firefighter Richard “Bruce” Van Hine, who died during the Sept.
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