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richard you had looked at some of the ugliest scenes that america had ever seen on its own soil. scenes of the aftermath of the twin towers falling, that cross became a reminder, as you were diggi through rubble looking for what was left of people and their lives and their work, that there was hope. and when people went to that cross as workers, what happened to them personally? you would see people cry, people that, that tough hardened construction workers, like franks, and firefighters ap police officers, and they would break down. when i think about it, i still get emotional. it had a meaning far beyond the two pieces of steel beam that it was in reality. it really brought comfort to a lot of people. i want to say thank you very much, richard, for bei a here and for sharing the power of that cross and thank you, also, for the magnificent job ....
Recovery operation that the firefighters were through. it brought me comfort. it let me know that through all of thi journal i and t bodies and parts we wer picking up and putting in body bags, that it gave us a symbol of hope and helped us to carry on and i felt that was important to humanity. mike: it was a remarkable find, frank, thank you very much for being here today. [applause] also, with us is richard sheerer, the director of the mayor s office of emergency management. and he was the one who coordinated the response effort at ground zero. richard, it s great having you here today, thank you very much. [applause] when you heard about the cross at ground zero, you were taken by it just as frank was. yeah, and when you look at jordan, who is an amazing t.priest, had it right. it s a symbol for a religions, that s what it was, and we all know that the cross ....