The 200 pound Bell of Remembrance at the 2003 FDNY Vikings Regatta. Photo courtesy of Taube Olsen.
The 200 pound bell dwarfs next to the 5,000 pound bell at the 2003 FNDY Vikings Regatta. The 200 pound bell was later mounted on the rear of Engine-911. Photo courtesy of Taube Olsen
The giant Bell of Remembrance on display at the Eric Olsen Memorial Youth Football Tournament Nov. 29, 2003. Photo courtesy of Ed Carroll.
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The Bells of Remembrance -
To honor those who died.
To console those who remain.
The Bells of Remembrance Project was organized by the Franciscan Center of Wilmington Delaware, and the McShane Foundry of Glen Burnie, Maryland as part of the memorial ceremonies which marked the first anniversary commemorations at each of the sites of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
A 200 pound 'Bell of Remembrance' (foreground) was cast at the McShane Foundry and presented to the FDNY Vikings Association on August 9th as part of the project. The bell is inscribed with the names Arthur Barry, John Bergen, Dennis Oberg, Joseph Ogren, Eric Olsen, and James Riches. All six were members of the Vikings Association who died at Ground Zero.
A detachable mount will be designed and installed on Engine-911 by the Milford volunteers, to allow the bell to be transported and displayed on it.
Tolling of the 5000 pound bell in the background began at 8:47 on the morning of Sept. 11, 2002. It continued tolling for seven and three-quarter hours. The bell was tolled at 10 second intervals in remembrance of each person who perished at the World Trade Center Site.
We thank Brother David Schlatter for braving the cold and blustery weather to bring the Bell of Remembrance to the Youth Football Tournament on Nov. 29, 2003. It was truly an inspiration to all.
May 'The Bells of Remembrance' honor the memory of those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001. May they continue to be rung where the ground is now forever hallowed and where those who died are lovingly held in sacred memory.