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Camp retreat for children of 9/11 victims

Juliette Scauso, 15, aboard the bus that will

Photo credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa | Juliette Scauso, 15, aboard the bus that will be taking her and other teens to the Common Bond camp. The camp is designed for 14-21 year-olds across the world who have been impacted by terrorism. (July 12, 2012)

Juliette and Gabrielle Scauso grabbed their luggage and cellphones as the coach bus pulled into the Macy's parking lot in Manhasset Thursday morning.

"Give me hugs and kisses," said the teenage sisters' mother, Janlyn Scauso, 50, of Melville. The girls clung to her before clambering onto the bus.

The two were going to camp, but not to a typical summer retreat. The sisters were among...

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