stephen fulop was working in manhattan then.l mayor, reflecting on how one day changed everything for him. i was working at goldman sachs, about a block—and—a—half from the world trade center. you could actually feel the building shake. you know, in the days after, ijust kind of reassessed what i was doing with my life, and decided to enlist in the military, the marine corps, and then was subsequently deployed. so, kind of, a career change as a result of 9/11. would you ever have thought of doing that, were it not for 9/11? was it on your mind? no, it wasn't on my mind. i come from a family of immigrants, holocaust survivors, and ijust, kind of, viewed it as a partial payment for citizenship at that point. like, some sort of service. and ifelt like military service was the best way to kind of give back that point. giving back is also on brittany mercado�*s mind. she was only three on 9/11, yet grew up in the shadow of the attacks. her fatherjorge, a first responder, was on the scene immediately, trying to help people, and suffer

but impetus to serve others has driven stephen fulop since 9/11.my meeting the mayor which would never have lead to me being where i am today. so i probably would have been still in finance, maybe at goldman sachs, maybe somewhere else, probably making a little more money, but probably not doing work that is as fulfilling as what i am doing today. the tragedy and the horror— what i am doing today. the tragedy and the horror of— what i am doing today. the tragedy and the horror of a _ what i am doing today. the tragedy and the horror of a single _ what i am doing today. the tragedy and the horror of a single day i what i am doing today. the tragedy and the horror of a single day 20 i and the horror of a single day 20 years ago reshaped the city and so many lives. out of that darkness came sunlight, and a chance for people to serve a greater good. still to come on today's breakfast, we'll be talking to patrick connolly, the new york fireman whose first day in the job was on september 11th, 2001, and who was beneath the north tower when it collapsed.