Firefighters honor compatriots killed in 9/11 terror attacks with grueling bike ride
A group of almost 100 serving and retired firefighters from New York and Ireland will end a bike ride to honor those who were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks.
KINSALE, Ireland — Three days and 225 miles later, a group of almost 100 serving and retired firefighters from New York and Ireland will cycle into a garden of remembrance on Wednesday to honor those who were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks.
After setting off from U.S. Ambassador's Dublin residence on Monday, the hardy group made their way across Ireland’s lush, rolling hills peddling their way to 17 fire stations and a fair few pubs along the way.
On Wednesday they will complete their journey in the the Ringfinnan garden, which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean in the southwestern county of Cork and was set up by an Irish nurse who treated victims on that fateful day.
It's part of a bid to raise money for the victims and for those still suffering from injuries and the effects of their work at Ground Zero.
“We lost 343 firefighters in an instant,” one of the cyclists, Michael Schreiber, told NBC News on Monday, adding that 370 had died since 9/11.
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