President Obama in New York City to honor 9/11 victims, first responders

President Barack Obama carries a wreath accompanied by New York City firefighters and NYPD police officers during a wreath laying ceremony at the National September 11th Memorial at the World Trade Center site in New York, May 5, 2011. Days after the killing of Osama bin Laden, U.S. President Barack Obama met New York firefighters on Thursday before a visit to Ground Zero to offer comfort to a city still scarred by the Sept. 11 attacks. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
President Obama delivered remarks at the firehouse. A transcript is below the fold.