On October 10-12, the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit will be on display at Van Buren Schools. Students will be able to tour the exhibit on October 10-11, and it will only be open to the public from 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 12.
The NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit is an 83-foot tractor-trailer that transforms into a 1,100-square-foot museum space. Visitors to the Mobile Exhibit will see artifacts from Ground Zero, including World Trade Center steel, pieces of the marble lobby floor, and the aluminum façade.
The exhibit features videos, 9/11 dispatch audio, and a tribute to the first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9/11 and those who have lost their lives since due to 9/11-related illnesses.
Tours of the exhibit are conducted by retired New York City Firefighters and first responders who responded to Ground Zero. These witnesses to history share their experiences and memories of what they saw on 9/11 and the days and weeks that followed.
Van Buren Middle School teacher Jack Marshall, who was integral in bringing the exhibit to Van Buren, said, “We all know that experience is the best teacher. The tragedy of 9/11 only happened twenty-three years ago, but none of our students were born yet. Even some of our newest teachers have no memory of these events that have had such a profound effect on so many parts of our daily lives. This exhibit gives our students and community the best possible experience we can bring to them so they can have a connection that helps us as a community and nation to NEVER FORGET.”
Tunnel to Towers Foundation is dedicated to ensuring that we NEVER FORGET the legacy of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
The NEVER FORGET 9/11 Mobile Exhibit is one piece of the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Institute™ which is committed to teaching people across the country about 9/11, the fallen, and the heroic sacrifices of first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice while saving others.
“The 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit, shares the story of my brother FDNY Firefighter Stephen Siller and so many others to communities across the country, teaching the new generation about the heroic sacrifices made by our first responders to save others that tragic day,” said Tunnel to Towers Chairman and CEO Frank Siller.
Where:
● Van Buren Schools, 217 S. Main St., Van Buren, OH 45889
When:
● The Mobile Exhibit will be escorted into Van Buren the evening of Wednesday, October 9.
● Open to the public: October 12, 2024 - 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
For more on the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Institute™ and the Mobile Exhibit go to T2T.org.