On
September 11, 2001 firefighter Stephen Siller ran the 1.7 mile length of the
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, with all of his
gear strapped to his back, in an attempt to join up with his
fellow firefighters, the
elite Squad Co. 1. All told, he ran a
grueling 2.7 miles from the far end of the tunnel to the
World Trade Center due to being stuck in traffic and
unable to drive.
Stephen Siller,
father of five
died that day in the
towers. To
commemorate him, his
family has organized the Tunnel to Towers run for
September 28, 2003. This 2.7
mile run from Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to
Ground Zero will
retrace Stephen's footsteps on that
fateful day to
commemorate his
bravery.