VIDEO: 59 Northeast Wisconsin veterans braved torrential rain Friday to visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum In New York City.
Meteorologists there say about a month’s worth of rain fell in just over three hours. Even though officials urged people to stay indoors Friday, this visit was so important that the veterans continued outside despite the weather. The events of 9/11 inspired them to serve during the Global War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Used to braving the most extreme elements, monsoon-like rains and flooded streets couldn’t, and wouldn’t, stop these Northeast Wisconsin veterans from making their journey to the primary location they’ve come to see in New York City: the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.
On the Memorial Plaza was a wreath laying to pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 innocent people lost on 9/11.