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Ground Zero steel returns to Sarasota school
Filed: May 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: A 16,000-pound steel beam from Ground Zero was returned to a Sarasota County elementary school tied to President Bush’s 9/11 learning.
WHO: President George W. Bush; Sarasota County elementary school community; patriotic police patrol
WHAT: Ground Zero steel beam returned to the elementary school where President Bush first learned about the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
WHEN: May 19, 2026 at 11:58 PM ET
WHERE: Sarasota County, Florida
WHY: The steel beam was returned as part of a reunion honoring the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and President Bush’s connection to the event
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