today a morale booster. it's been a pretty emotional few days here at engine 54, ladder 4, battalion 9. huge losses, as you just pointed out. 15 firefighters were lost here on 9/11. and on monday, you know, there was a very somber tone. members of this firehouse had been in touch with families of their lost colleagues, but i was speaking to one captain, thomas vende vendetto said he actually had a tear in his eye when he went -- he and his colleagues went to times square as the news broke. take a listen. >> i have to tell you, i worked new year's eve this year. and it was more exciting than working new year's eve. new year's eve people are kind of mellow. when the ticker tape went arn and people started reading it out loud and cheering. people from other countries, as you know, this is a tourist area. people from england and australia, germany and japan, they came up, took photos with