This September eleventh, we memorialized the estimated 3,497 Americans who lost their lives to terrorism. We remember and honor the firefighters and policemen who carried their fellow Americans on their backs, and reminded us how our country stands strong in its thirteenth hour. Throughout the nation we commemorated the tenth anniversary in a special way. We at Generators Unlimited were honored to power the beautiful 9/11 Coit Tower Memorial here in San Francisco.
The tower itself was donated by Lillie Hithcock Coit, who was saved by a firefighter when she was a child. In 1929, Lillie commissioned the Coit Tower monument to be built in honor of the firefighters she admired, and to give something back to the city she loved. Given its history and beauty, Coit Tower was the perfect sight to commemorate the heroes and victims of 9/11. The red, white, and blue light enveloped Coit Tower with greater meaning, and inspired that sense of patriotism which unifies one citizen with another.
The effort to create the memorial was exemplary of the teamwork that is alive and well in our citizenry and businesses. I’d like to give a special thanks to Jim Kiely who inspired the 9/11 Coit Tower Memorial from its inception–who originated the lighting idea and rallied the vendors and individuals to make this memorial possible. Let’s keep the memories of the 9/11 victims alive everyday by valuing the personal freedoms that were threatened, and utilizing them for the betterment of ourselves and our country. We at Generators Unlimited are proud to be a part of this tribute to the fallen, and are proud to be an American company.
References:
www.resetsanfrancisco.org/san-francisco-faq/history-why-coit-tower-built
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