34.3 For The 343 2022

September 11th, 2022 Firefighter Etan Blatt kept a new annual tradition alive by honoring the 343 FDNY firefighters that made the ultimate sacrifice on that same day 21 years ago. In 2022 he was determined to make this run bigger and better as well as beginning to raise money for the official 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, The 34.3 Foundation which raises money to support families and firehouses directly affected by a line of duty death.

This year Etan was joined by firefighters Kelly Coyle, Kevin Schaaf and for the second year in a row his good friend Basil Donato. Also finishing the journey was Greg Kav who showed up morning of the run determined to get to the trade center with the guys. The run began at Skudin Surf in Long Beach where a moment of silence was observed for FF Jesse Gerhard and FF Timmy Klein who lost their lives in the line of duty this past year. At 8:46 a moment of silence was observed for the moment flight 11 struck the north tower of the world trade center.