Posted: 10/3/2009 10:10:18 AM EDT
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A proud day for my company, wish I could have been in the area to participate.
Pictures here (scroll down) World Trade Center Steel Moves by Dana Bibb Monday, September 28 was a momentous day in Mercer’s history. Twenty five trucks were loaded with steel beams from the fallen World Trade Centers. The trucks departed Tuesday morning with police escorts, in convoy, from Maryland to hangar 17 at the JFK airport in New York City. Upon arrival at JFK, the trucks were staged to stay the night and unloaded on Wednesday. These beams will be parts of 9/11 memorials and distributed to museums worldwide. All twenty five trucks were Mercer trucks. Employees that had worked with these beams for the past several years, examining and testing them, lined the drive, waving and crying as they left. A first grade class was brought out to witness the event. Roads were closed and the top tier of the George Washington Bridge was shut down and cleared to give them safe passage. One solemn moment occurred when they entered Delaware. A firetruck was pulled over to the side of the road and had displayed the American flag over it’s side. Five firemen were standing on top, saluting as our trucks went by. I would personally like to thank each of our contractors that participated in this event. They spent a lot of time cleaning and polishing their trucks, some shutting down ahead of time to get ready. These loads were a labor of love since they only paid each truck $500. My heartfelt apprecation goes to: Unit 295, Tom & Debbie Berkel Unit 660, John Snyder Unit 1431, Steven Jones (Eli Wesley) Unit 1481, Margaret Koons Unit 3408, Randolph Faircloth Unit 5597, James Stabler Unit 5656, Gary Ruhl Unit 6064, Lee Smith Unit 6798, Darwin & Pat Yoder Unit 7098, Matthew Stone Unit 8033, Wesley Yoder Unit 8057, Wilfredo Ascencio, Jr. Unit 10153, Michael Spindler Unit 10314, Carl Douglass Unit 10315, Kenneth Christiana Unit 10466, Michael Shelton Unit 10567, Lenton Tucker Unit 10615, Terry Barton Unit 10637, Wayne White Unit 10696, Tim Lester Unit 10709, Patrick Valenti Unit 10854, Samuel Miller Unit 11304, Ray Lewandowski Unit 11478, Everett Allington Unit 11149, John Alcantara Thank you, also, to Lynn Nelson. Lynn was the agent who presented Mercer with this opportunity. She went to the loading site and spent the entire time with the trucks, making sure they were fed and well taken care of. This move wouldn’t have gone as smooth without Lynn’s time and attention. |
