the firefighters that perished in those towers 20 years ago wouldn t want this to be about them. this story is one of fun compromising resilience, rising up and reestablishing the soul of the fire department of new york. shannon: as we begin this day of september 11th, 2021, we want to reflect where we are 20 years after the 9/11 terror attacks and where we go moving forward. let s bring in the executive director of the national fallen firefighters foundation, chief ron siarnicki and author of the brand-new book enemies and allies. joel rosenberg. thank you for being on tonight. chief, the bid that we showed as part of a documentary that your group partnered with others. i was reading through what you went through and the fact that there were 343 funerals for fallen firefighters in the days