This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11. To honor the first responders who lost their lives that day, a father and son are preparing to embark on a 3,800-mile journey. Ten firefighters, either retired or still working, will be riding their bikes from the Bay Area to Brooklyn. More.
Father and son prepare for bike ride to honor 9/11 first responders
Roswell Park approved to treat 9/11 first responders
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is a member of the World Trade Center Health Program provider network and will treat first responders suffering long-term health effects related to their service following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More.
Deadline for 9/11 Fund Renews Push to Register All, Not Just First Responders
Professor Yvonne Phang wasn’t at work on Sept. 11, 2001. But in the months afterward, as she taught at Borough of Manhattan Community College in Lower Manhattan, the remnants of the attack were all around her. More.
Deadline for 9/11 Fund Renews Push to Register All, Not Just First Responders
Professor Yvonne Phang wasn’t at work on Sept. 11, 2001. But in the months afterward, as she taught at Borough of Manhattan Community College in Lower Manhattan, the remnants of the attack were all around her. More.
Roswell Park joins network to provide care for 9/11 first responders
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is now joining a national network that serves the brave men and women who served in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Under the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, all first responders who served in New York City, Washington, D.C. or Shanksville, Pennsylvania were to be provided medical care at no cost to the patient. More.
9/11 Stories: NYPD Chief Terry Tobin
Terry Tobin was given the NYPD Medal Of Valor for the lives she saved on September 11th, despite suffering two serious injuries herself. Tobin was a Lieutenant in the NYPD public information office, already on her way from NYPD headquarters to The World Trade Center when the second tower was hit. More.
Chester 9/11 Survivor, Author Tackles Trauma With Faith, Hope
William "Will" Jimeno hasn't had what many would consider an ordinary life. He's a Colombian immigrant who grew up in Hackensack beginning in his toddler years, to later serve in the U.S. Navy, to then come home for college from San Diego and meet the woman he'd later marry, before becoming a Port Authority Police Officer. More.
Grapevine Fire Department seeking first responders to participate in 9/11 memorial march
The Grapevine Fire Department is looking for hundreds of first responders to participate in a Sept. 11 event this fall. The department’s Honor Guard is seeking 455 first responders, from any city, to march on Saturday, Sept. 11, to “honor and remember the 343 firefighters, 70 police officers, nine EMS providers, and 33 flight crew members who perished on September 11, 2001.” More.