Attleboro Welcomes Piece of 9/11 History [VIDEO]

It was a bittersweet moment for Attleboro residents Tuesday afternoon as a piece of 9/11 history was brought from New York to Attleboro. 

The drove through the night to bring a piece of 1,726-pound steel artifact from the first-floor concourse of one of World Trade Center Towers to what will be its final resting place – Veterans Triangle Memorial at

Ellen Goodchild cried tears of sorrow and joy when members of the committee, of which she is a member, drove into the parking lot with a piece of steel from the World Trade Center. Goodchild and her husband, Bill, who lost their daughter, Lynn Goodchild, on Sept. 11, 2001, gathered with dozens of veterans, motorcycle drivers and city officials to welcome the crew.  

Lynn Goodchild and her boyfriend, Shawn Nassaney, both 25, were on United Flight 175, which was hijacked and then flown into the World Trade Center's South Tower nearly 10 years ago. 

One by one, people in the crowd touched the steel and paused to reflect on the incidents of 9/11. 

Attleboro City Councilor Peter Blais said he attended to pay tribute to the people who died in the Twin Towers.

"This is a very memorable day, not only for the people that are here today, the Goodchilds and their friends, but also for the City of Attleboro and the people who worked so hard to put this monument together," he said.

A motorcade was formed and the steel was driven over the recently dedicated . The motorcade stopped for a brief moment of silence on the bridge, before moving on to . 

There a small crowd gathered to see the artifact, reflect on the victims of 9/11 and sing "God Bless America."

Committee Co-Chairman Ed Stanton said the artifact will be placed at a spot in Veterans Memorial Triangle in a way that it faces New York and Washington and placed at a 40-degree inclination, the latitude of the World Trade Center. 

"Everything we do has some symbolic meaning," he said.