Shoreline Firefighters Riding Cross Country to Remember Those Lost on Sept. 11, 2001
343 firefighters were killed that day
Shoreline is nearly 3,000 miles from New York City, but two Shoreline firefighters, Bryan Gibb and Todd Johnston are riding motorcycles cross country to New York to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed 343 of their brethren. The group from the Seattle area left Sept. 2, from the Tacoma Fallen Firefighters Memorial. Gibb and Johnston ride Road King firefighter edition bikes that are specifically designed and made for firefighters. The riders will need a week to cross the country. Along the way, they will become part of an estimated caravan of 5,000 motorcycle-riding firefighters from across the U.S. and Canada. They’ll sleep, eat and ride together, the firefighter way. The ride is sponsored by the …
