On the night of Sept. 11, 2001, hours after the attack on the World Trade Center, Kurt Rimmel was at Ground Zero. As a grip in the movie industry, he and some co-workers were asked to provide production lights at the site in an effort to find survivors. Rimmel told News 12 New York that among all the debris, one item stood out. It was a photograph of a young boy in a wooden frame. More.
20 years ago, he found a photo of a little boy in the rubble of 9/11. He hopes someone can claim it
Retired 9/11 first responder, now living in Lititz, seeks a kidney donor
Sept. 11, 2001, is a day many will never forget. But Leopold Poje Jr. will never forget the days that followed, either. On Sept. 12, 2001, Poje — then a senior New York City police sergeant — helped provide services to family members of the more than 300 firefighters who died in the terrorist attacks. More.
Remembering the sacrifices of 9/11 first responders
Sept. 11, 2001, is etched into the souls of all Americans. That morning, first responders became warriors in the face of multiple disasters. When the first plane hit the World Trade Center, many thought it was a horrible accident. When the second plane hit, we realized this was an attack on our country. More.
Honoring first responders who never looked back on 9/11
On Saturday, Sept. 18th, first responders walked in honor of the nearly 3,000 Americans and fellow first responders who lost their lives on 9/11. "We are walking 2.87 miles. That's the distance Steven Siller ran to the towers. We are using his example of sacrifice," Sean Yates, a Senior Fire Fighter with Rhems Volunteer Fire, explained. More.
On 9/11, Chinatown residents watched the towers fall. Some are still recovering.
On Sept. 11, 2001, May Chen stood outside Confucius Plaza, a 44-story residential tower located on the outskirts of Chinatown. It was primary day, an important day for Chen, whose husband was running for New York City Council. The streets were buzzing with voters heading to the polls and workers en route to their offices. More.
Surviving 9/11 was ‘just the first piece of the journey’
Trapped in the wreckage of the World Trade Center, Will Jimeno lived through the unthinkable. Twenty years later, he’s still living with it. Injuries that fateful day ended his police career. More.
Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders and Survivors
John Feal, now 54 years old, was a supervisor at a demolition company when terrorists hijacked two planes that brought down the World Trade Center buildings—and two others that crashed into the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pa., respectively—20 years ago. More.
Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders and Survivors
John Feal, now 54 years old, was a supervisor at a demolition company when terrorists hijacked two planes that brought down the World Trade Center buildings—and two others that crashed into the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pa., respectively—20 years ago. More.