a way that was difficult. one that will soon open for the world to see. these were vehicles that were destroyed on september 11th. in this is somebody s car that was parked in the garage. this is one of the fdny s trucks. this is somebody who had responded to the site. these are first responders. shepard: executive deputy director for the port authority in new york and jersey. he is guiding us through hanger 17 at jfk airport. for years it s been home to many of the things left behind after the attacks of 9/11. this bike rack and the bikes were found during the recovery process. you can see they are still
personal. i wouldn t have thought when i came here that this would feel personal. that you remember you remember that time not just that day but that time and those feelings. i wonder if that still happens to you after all these months. no matter how many times you come out here and walk past the steel or walk past the path car. there were real lives here. there were families that were never complete again after that day. and this, you know, looks like piles of steel and it s got markings on it and going to communities and art facts. these were people s lives. shepard: preserving what was left so that we never forget. we took some pictures during our tour of hanger 17 at jfk. you can see them at our web site foxnews.com/freedom. you can also watch the entire series there and see web exclusives, footage you won t see here inside the tv. we ll have another story about the rise of freedom every thursday for years to come here