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Ironworkers

The Ironworkers

By Georgina Brennan, Contributor
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by 3 Comments

September 12, 2001: After a 26-hour shift Brendan McCormack emerges exhausted out of the darkness and into another day. A Donegal man, who has lived in the U.S. for 17 years, McCormack is an ironworker. Minutes after the collapse of the Twin Towers, he and other ironworkers from all over the city dropped their tools and leapt into action, crusading down to the effort at Ground … [Read more...] about The Ironworkers

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