On
September 8, 2004 Fire Chief Dan Daly of the New York City Fire Department
(NYFD) will visit Hungary to thank the firefighters and people of Hungary for their prayers and support following the terrorist attacks of
9/11 on the World Trade Center. Chief Daly will be speaking in several cities during his weeklong tour
of Hungary. Chief Daly is a guest of the City of Kiskunfélegyháza and its Fire
Department, who will be sponsoring several events to honor their brother
firefighters of New York City, the victims of the 9/11 World Trade Center
tragedy.
In
honor of the brave firemen who died on September 11, 2001, in the World Trade
Center terrorist attack, the City of Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary has organized a 43-km/26-mile marathon-relay for the fire companies of
Hungary and neighboring countries.
Chief
Dan Daly, who will speak at these events, is a 24-year veteran of the New
York City Fire Department. He worked extensively at Ground Zero and
received the New York State Senate Liberty Medal for his work there. Chief
Daly feels that what he saw there and what he felt changed his life
forever. Not only was he a witness to the great tragedy of 9/11, but also
to the power of the indomitable human spirit, and the great sense of
teamwork and hope that arose from the ashes.
Since 9/11, Chief Daly has given presentations around the globe on
his experience at Ground Zero and on the lessons all of us can learn from
this tragedy. He has lectured on peace, teamwork, tolerance, personal
initiative, leadership, disaster preparedness, fire safety, anti-terrorism
and related topics.
In
November of 2002, Chief Daly retired from the New York City Fire
Department but continues to give his presentations worldwide. It has
become his personal mission to share the lessons of 9/11 and encourage
people to make the changes in their lives necessary to bring about peace.
