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A group of Southern California firefighters on Sunday embarked on a cross country journey from LA to New York to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Active and retired firefighters took off on their bicycles from Santa Monica Pier for more than a 3,000-mile bike ride that will take them through 14 states over the course of 40 days.
Buck Buchanan, a retired LA County firefighter is leading the group and will carry the pictures of some of the victims, including the pilot of Flight 77 and the friends he lost when the Twin Towers Fell.
He said "For us, it's not a race, it's an event. We're here to remember those that we lost and to raise money for the charities that we support.