today is the day of the Tunnel to Towers run, held here in New York to commerorate the life and indeed bravery of Stephen Siller - one of our beloved firefighters that perished on September 11th 2001. Runners start at the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel and make their way into Manhattan, tracing the steps of Stephen on the morning of 9/11 - an excerpt from www.fortheloveoftheirbrother.com - the official site dedicated to Stephen, and the television documentary hosted by John Tuturro:

For the Love Of Their Brother is a heart-warming documentary on the struggles and triumphs of the Siller family after the death of their brother, Stephen Siller, a New York Firefighter whose life was cut short on September 11th. Stephen Siller was on his way home to Staten Island from work when he heard the call on his scanner that a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center towers. Stephen turned his truck and drove toward the mouth of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel which was blocked by abandoned vehicles .Unable to drive anymore, Stephen donned 75 pounds of fire gear and ran the mile and a half through the Tunnel. He reached the second Tower just minutes before it collapsed. Stephen, who was orphaned at the age of ten and raised by his brothers and sisters, left behind a wife and five children. His story has become legend in the newsrooms and firehouses of New York.A remarkable day of reflection on what can only be described as a commemoration of one of New York City’s bravest - heroes like Stephen Siller opitomize the term ‘bravest’.