Yeah, I imagine it was somber. lol I have that tshirt too.
Firemen’s weekend was always the same weekend as my Dad’s VFW Post weekend so it was always lots of fun. The parade was fun too. But we were there for both celebrations.
My husband remembered how they received a lot of flack for having the convention that year right after 9/11, but by law they had to have it. He said it was mainly about 9/11, foregoing normal convention business under the circumstances, and was extremely respectable memorializing NYPD losses and all the events of that day.
Yes, we enjoyed the times we went, although we don’t drink so we mostly observed the other wild people, but had our own good times. Always enjoyed our dinners at the Captain’s Table restaurant, I think that was the name of it. We haven’t gone the last couple of years, my husband was a delegate, not sure if he would still be. We got tired of going I guess, same ole thing after a few times!