{"id":2097,"date":"2018-09-07T17:34:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T21:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/911tributemuseum.org\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2018-10-05T12:19:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T16:19:27","slug":"the-9-11-tribute-museum-its-about-more-than-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/911tributemuseum.org\/the-9-11-tribute-museum-its-about-more-than-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"The 9\/11 Tribute Museum – It’s about more than bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#0092d0″ size=”65″ force_font_size=”true” size_tablet=”50″ txt_transform=”capitalize” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Open+Sans” font_type=”google” animation=”right-to-left”]What makes the 9\/11 Tribute Museum truly unique is our volunteer guides[\/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1536354952722{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”]The 9\/11 Tribute Museum is a special place. Our volunteers, who bravely share their personal 9\/11 stories with our visitors, are all members of the 9\/11 community \u2013 family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents and workers, rescue and recovery workers, police and firefighters. Not only do they inspire and provide healing to visitors and guests from around the world, but also they have also formed a tight-knit family among themselves.[\/vc_column_text][mk_blockquote style=”line-style” font_family=”none” font_size_combat=”true” text_size=”32″ animation=”bottom-to-top”]A place of healing, supper and a testament to our strength.<\/em><\/p>\n

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