Massive World Trade Center steel beam arrives at West Point, uniting 9/11 heroes with generation sent to war

A 21-foot steel beam from the South Tower of the World Trade Center was brought to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point as part of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s Steel Across America tour. The beam serves as a physical reminder of the Sept. 11 attacks, connecting the courage of first responders to the generations of West Point graduates who served in subsequent wars. The event highlighted the values of duty, honor, and country that link first responders and service members.

• A 16,900-pound steel beam from the South Tower of the World Trade Center arrived at West Point.
• The beam is part of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s Steel Across America tour, commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
• West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. James B. Bartholomees III stated the steel connects the courage of first responders to those who answered the call to serve.
• Frank Siller, chairman and CEO of Tunnel to Towers, recalled his brother Stephen Siller’s actions on 9/11.
• The Tunnel to Towers Foundation provides mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families and builds adapted homes for injured veterans.
• The artifact’s arrival at West Point comes nearly 25 years after the attacks led to the war on terror.