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Rescue 2

Fathers & Sons

By Lynn Tierney, Contributor
October / November 2002

October 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Amidst the hundreds of rescue workers searching at Ground Zero in the months after the 9/11 attacks, many were fathers looking for their sons. Some were firefighters still on the job, some retired, and some never officially with the Department, but all joined in the search for their boys. This is a story about five of them. As you approach the church, you see the fire trucks … [Read more...] about Fathers & Sons

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