A Rolling Tribute to the 9-11 First Responders

The United States of America gets ready to celebrate the 235th anniversary of declaring our independence this weekend. However, as the 10th anniversary of another defining event approaches, this morning the people of Northern Indiana got a little reminder of our inter-dependence as well.

Today, a small section of i-beam girder from the World Trade Center towers made its way across the state to its future permanent home in the town of Elkhart, Indiana. The beam left Angola, Indiana at 10:28am, in honor of the time the North Tower fell.

About an hour later, the girder passed Shipshewana...

The Shipshewana fire department sent a ladder truck in tribute...

The local townsfolk, Amish and English alike, stood in awe as the beam passed, followed by a motorcade of thousands of motorcycles. This continued for almost half an hour!

There are many things to remember this weekend. Not only the gift of our freedom, but the gifts of those whose lives were spent securing and defending it. May we never forget any of them.