Remembering 9/11

It's been 14 years, but the memories are still vivid on that impossibly beautiful Tuesday morning that turned dark and dusty in an instant. This is a photo posted on Facebook of Marist Class of 1986 classmate Vinny Kane, one of the many FDNY heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice on that day. I didn't know him well, but he was part of a circle of rock n roll buddies back in the day, so we definitely hung together on a regular basis. Although this post is a day late, it is my hope that we all pause to remember and to never forget everyone who lost their lives on that day, but especially Vinny and all those in FDNY, who we honor with these lyrics from Bruce Springsteen:

"Love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire 
May your strength give us strength 
May your faith give us faith 
May your hope give us hope 
May your love give us love"