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Remembering 9/11 firefighters today through the Step Mill Challenge – climbing as many steps as possible in 11 minutes. All the money raised went to the Alaska Fallen Firefighters association. À pretty cool way to commemorate a tragedy. #neverforget #moveforacause #nineeleven #firefighter #americanpilgrimages #PelerinagesAmericains #travel #usa #alaska

A post shared by Alex Gra (@alexgrardel) on Sep 12, 2019 at 3:14am PDT

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#WorldTradeCenter. In #NYC, most tributes go to the victims of 9/11. This is the view captured from the foot of one of the #TwinTowers. It was a symbol of the power and success of #America. And it was attacked twice, in 1993 and 2001. 18 years after the attacks that made almost 3,000 victims, people flock from all over the world to pay tribute to the victims at the 9/11 #memorial. Kevin, a pilgrim from Montana, insisted that this tragedy was truly global. Victims themselves were indeed from 62 nationalities. #americanpilgrimages #PelerinagesAmericains #travel #usa #groundzero #nineeleven

A post shared by Alex Gra (@alexgrardel) on Nov 2, 2019 at 9:06am PDT

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#groundzero. Day and night, the water is flowing down the 9/11 Memorial pools. The name of each victim of the 2001 attacks are inscribed around these pools, located at the very site where the Twin Towers used to be. Some pilgrims see the water going down the pool abyss and then coming back up as the image of New York rebirth. World Trade Center has indeed risen from the ashes, with 7 towers surrounding the site, including the Freedom Tower, the highest tower in New York City. This gives some pilgrims a sentiment of "pride". @911memorial #americanpilgrimages #PelerinagesAmericains #nineeleven #neverforget #WorldTradeCenter #groundzero #TwinTowers #travel #usa #pilgrimage # America

A post shared by Alex Gra (@alexgrardel) on Nov 4, 2019 at 6:33pm PST

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#BandOfBrothers. Anthony is a 27 year old firefighter. He gave us a lift yesterday in New York State. When talking in the car, he told us: "9/11 is the main reason why I wanted to be a firefighter". At 9/11 Memorial, Anthony has paid tribute to the 343 firefighters who gave their lives on this very day. Even if he loves his family, he faces deadly danger without shivering. He enters buildings on fire every week with fellow New York firefighters, because "you don't let your brothers down". A moving interview as part of the 9/11 pilgrimage. #americanpilgrimages #PelerinagesAmericains #travel #usa #firefighting #firefighter #dedication #fdny #america #newyork #firstresponders #nineeleven #groundzero #TwinTowers

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