Of the 343 Firefighters lost at Ground Zero, two were FDNY Viking firefighters.Off-duty Firefighter Eric Olsen and Firefighter Arthur Barry, who was on vacation, met at the firehouse on South Street, Manhattan, intending to help a friend in Queens the morning of September 11. When the voice alarm indicated a plane had struck the World Trade Center, as is the case with all truly dedicated Firefighters, they responded without hesitation. Eric and Arthur never returned. FDNY OLSEN/BARRY VIKING MEMORIAL REGATTA Saturday, August 10, 2002, 10:30 a.m.in New York Harbor, in the area of the Statue of Liberty in the shadow of Ground Zero, in honor of Eric and Arthur and all who perished on 9/11. Our goal is 100 plus yachts from the New York,Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey areas. There will be spinaker and non-spinaker divisions and a separate course and committee for J-24s and our hope is also to have a seperate divisions for one design classes of 6 or more yachts. The names of the winners will be permanently engraved on the trophy that will be on display at the quarters of Engine 4 and Ladder 15, the firehouse where Eric and Arthur were assigned. all proceeds will go into a scholarship fund for a little boy that was dear to Eric and Arthur and will not be receiving any scholarship benefits from the WTC relief. For information entry forms and Journal Donations etc contact Disch11@aol.com

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