FDNY Probationary Firefighters and Legacy Cadets Visit 9/11 Memorial
Around 300 FDNY probationary firefighters lined the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial on Monday to lay a wreath near the inscribed names of the 343 members of the FDNY who were killed in the line of duty on 9/11.
Bagpipers played “Amazing Grace” as the graduating class of “probies” marched in procession into the Museum to learn more about the history of the attacks on a self-guided visit.
This class of probies included 21 legacies—the most in one class since 9/11. This was the first class of firefighter probies to visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum since the opening of the 9/11 Memorial Glade.
The visit took place before the class’ graduation from the Fire Academy at the end of the month. After their completion of a 18-week training program, the probationary firefighters will commit to protecting the lives and property of New York City residents and visitors.
By 9/11 Memorial Staff
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s public programming season kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 17, with a conversation with Garrett Graff, author of “The Only Plane in the Sky." Graff talked to the MEMO blog about his inspiration for and experience of writing this book.
Among the other objects that speak to the hobbies and interests of the victims of the September 11 attacks, a typewriter belonging to Yudhvir S. Jain harkens back to an era before smartphones and sleek laptops were ubiquitous.