Maryland Man Constructs Bell Honoring Those Lost On 9/11

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — We all know people who come up with big plans, but rarely follow through.

On this Memorial Day weekend, Mike Schuh had the pleasure to spend some time with a man whose big plans became a rolling reality.

September 11, 2001 changed many lives, including that of Essex man Chuck Ritz.

“Every year, I would go to either Shanksville or New York for the anniversaries,” Ritz said.

Ritz didn’t know anyone who died that day, nor does he know anyone who was killed in action in the subsequent military engagements spawned by that day.

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