President Obama on Thursday visited the Manhattan firehouse that sustained the heaviest losses in the September. 11 terrorist attacks, and paid tribute to the "Extraordinary sacrifice that was made on that terrible day almost 10 years ago (September Eleven).
Before going inside for a private lunch, Obama paused to wave at people pressed against windows.
The lost firefighters had 28 children among them. Their pictures, along with messages from their families, line a wall at the firehouse.
The president pointed to the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as proof of the fact that "when we say we will never forget, we mean what we say."
Our commitment to making sure that justice was done was something that transcended politics, transcended parties - it didn't matter which administration it was in, it didn't matter who was in charge, we were going to make sure that the perpetrators of that horrible act, that they received justice, he said.
Engine, Ladder, Battalion has responded to countless other emergencies since September Eleven. Responders from that firehouse were first on the scene after the attempted Times Square bombing last year.
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