Project 9/11 Indianapolis was begun early in 2010 as a grassroots effort to establish a permanent memorial dedicated to those killed in the September 11 attacks . Greg Hess , a firefighter paramedic with the Indianapolis Fire Department , was the primary lead of the initiative . In 2001 , Hess was a member of Indiana Task Force 1 ( INTF-1 ) , one of the first FEMA Search and Rescue teams to arrive at Ground Zero . INTF-1 spent 8 days in New York assisting the local agencies in the rescue and recovery efforts
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Project 9/11 Indianapolis