Video - Heroes of Ladder 118: The Final Ascent on 9/11

As these six courageous firefighters from Ladder Company 118 navigated their truck across the Brooklyn Bridge, they were en route to what would become the most infamous tragedy in American history. Their final sighting was as they ascended a staircase in the Marriott Hotel near the World Trade Center, endeavoring to find survivors amid the terrorist attacks on September 11. Less than an hour following this moment, the South Tower fell, severing the 22-story Marriott and claiming the lives of all six heroes.