STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Thousands gathered at Fort Wadsworth on Saturday for the first stop of the Tunnel to Towers ‘Steel Across America’ tour, which began earlier in the day at Ground Zero.
The tour will feature as its centerpiece a steel beam recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center, which will travel in a customized tractor-trailer with fold-down sides, enabling visitors to see the relic up close and touch it.
“This steel beam represents the best of who we are as a country,” said Frank Siller, Tunnel to Towers Foundation chairman and CEO. “As it travels from coast to coast, we hope this symbol brings communities together to remember the heroes we lost, honor the people still suffering from 9/11-related illnesses, support the families forever changed, and pay tribute to those who continue to protect and serve. Together, we must never forget.”…