The funeral services were for Fire Fighter Benjamin Suarez, Ladder 21 on 38th Street, were held on the street where I work (30th Street), at St. John the Baptist RC Church, 209 West 30th Street. I felt compelled to stand outside and observe the ceromony. I had chills and tears the whole time. It was the saddest thing in the world. I wanted to hug everysingle one of them and tell them God was on their side.

It was amazing to see firefighters there from every state paying their respects for their fellow brothers.

God Bless.]]> Looking back off the tour bus, the last time I would ever be this close to those wonderful buildings. One of the things I HAD to do was go to the World Trade Center, I was so excited, they were just breathtaking, and as the tour bus left the area, I kept looking back, Ill never forget them.
They were the first thing I saw from the airplane when we flew into the city, my first time in NYC, and the first thing i got to see was the WTC.]]> 107th floor on 6/09/01...the blimp can actually be seen
at Yankee stadium in this picture.]]>
The Vitolo Family]]> September 14, 2001
I wanted to be near people. At Union Square people expressed their grief and their opinions.
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