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Port Authority Honors 1993 and 9/11 Victims With Memorial

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Port Authority Memorial

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey dedicated a new memorial in Liberty Park, New Jersey.
The memorial lists four workers killed on Feb. 26 1993 and 84 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
It also honors 37 Port Authority Police members, the largest single-event police loss in U.S. history.
FDNY Foundation and FDNY held a September 9, 2026 service at Staten Island’s FerryHawk Stadium honoring 343 fallen firefighters.

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Tunnel to Towers Tour

Tunnel to Towers Foundation organized a nationwide tour with a 21-foot, 17,000-pound beam.
The beam visited 35 events, including Texarkana, Texas, where 1,000 people gathered.
Stops included post offices, baseball games, squares, and a White House visit.
Children are invited to touch the steel to learn about 9/11 sacrifices.
The foundation funds its work through a 5K race and provides mortgage-free homes for wounded veterans and first-responder families.

History

Historical Context

The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, which devastated the Murrah Federal Building on April 19 1995, killed 168 people and injured over 600. The FBI, led by Director Louis Freeh, recovered 17,000 pounds of debris and identified Timothy McVeigh as the primary perpetrator, securing a $1.5 billion restitution fund. Like Port Authority memorial in Liberty Park and Tunnel to Towers’ steel beam, the Oklahoma City Memorial honors first-responders and civilians killed in the attack. These commemorations embed collective memory, inspire youth education, and drive security reforms that aim to prevent future nationwide mass-casualty incidents.

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Port Authority Memorial

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey dedicated a new memorial in Liberty Park, New Jersey.
The memorial lists four workers killed on Feb. 26 1993 and 84 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
It also honors 37 Port Authority Police members, the largest single-event police loss in U.S. history.
FDNY Foundation and FDNY held a September 9, 2026 service at Staten Island’s FerryHawk Stadium honoring 343 fallen firefighters.

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