NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Twenty years ago, the Mets helped New York’s return to normalcy with the first sporting event after 9/11. Every year since, they honor firefighters lost that day with a visit to a local firehouse.
The mantle is filled with faces of firefighters who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The firehouse is home to the FDNY‘s Engine 3/Ladder 12/Battalion 7 — the “West Side Warriors.” It lost five men.
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“I’m here to pay respects, that’s for sure,” said former Mets relief pitcher John Franco, who played for the team from 1990-2004.