Retired Flight Attendant Pushes Beverage Cart Over 1,000 Miles To Honor 9/11 Victims
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It’s been 25 years since thousands of innocent lives were lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Still, people around the country continue to remember those who lost their lives that day.
Retired flight attendant Paul “Paulie” Veneto is one of them.
He worked on United Airlines Flight 175 on September 10, 2001. The next day, when he wasn’t scheduled to be on board, that same plane crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center after taking off from Boston’s Logan International Airport.
After the tragic events, Veneto developed PTSD and depression and later battled addiction. Eventually, he overcame those struggles and decided to finally do something he had been planning for years.
In 2021, Veneto started “Paulie’s Push,” a movement where he pushes an airline beverage cart along routes that symbolize the four hijacked planes on 9/11.
“I made a promise, all of us did, after 9/11 to never forget,” he said, per CBSNews.
“I made a promise to myself to make sure these crew members of these aircrafts were honored and recognized for their heroics; that’s why I started Paulie’s Push.”
The paths Veneto has taken are:
- 2021 – Boston’s Logan International Airport to Ground Zero, Manhattan (honoring United Flight 175)
- 2022 – Washington-Dulles International Airport to the Pentagon (honoring American Airlines Flight 77)
- 2023 – Newark Liberty International Airport to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville/Stoystown, Pennsylvania (honoring United Flight 93)
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Paulie’s Push Makes Last Journey To Honor 9/11 Victims
This year, he is making his final journey for the 25th anniversary. After his 28-day travel to Ground Zero from Boston, he will have officially pushed over 1,000 miles.
He’s calling this year’s mission “Everyone’s Push,” encouraging the community to join him.
“I went and got four more beverage carts and designed each one for each airplane. And the pictures of the crew members are on each one of those [carts] on the top,” Veneto said. “We want the public to take part and kids who were not alive on 9/11 to see communities coming together.”
As of this morning, September 11, 2026, Veneto is walking the final miles down Broadway in Manhattan alongside first responders and community members.
You can see his exact location by viewing the Paulie’s Push Live Tracker.
