- US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was seen wiping away tears at the 9/11 memorial on Friday as he viewed the names of fallen colleagues inscribed on the parapets surrounding the footprints of the fallen towers.
- Lutnick was CEO of the investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, a trading company located on the upper floors of the North Tower, during the September 11 attacks.
- A total of 658 of the company's 960 employees were killed in the attack.
- Lutnick survived because he was taking his son to school at the time. His brother, Gary Lutnick, and his best friend Doug were killed.
- Lutnick rebuilt Cantor Fitzgerald in the aftermath of 9/11 and grew the firm to 12,000 employees, and established The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund.
Howard Lutnick overcome with emotion while honoring 658 colleagues killed in 9/11
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