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Rhiannon12866

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5. I agree and that was said on the local news broadcast about him today

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 25, 2019, 01:47 AM

Jul 2019

That it's too bad his name isn't on the wall of 9/11 heroes. The 200 who have died since deserve their own memorial, too.

“It is almost incomprehensible that after losing 343 members on September 11, we have now had 200 more FDNY members die due to World Trade Center illness," FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. "These heroes gave their lives bravely fighting to rescue and recover others. We will never forget them.”

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200th Firefighter Dies From 9/11 Related Illness. [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jul 2019 OP

Godspeed Richard ... mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #1

This was on the local news tonight and I thought it deserved a thread Rhiannon12866 Jul 2019 #2

people who run INTO burning buildings Skittles Jul 2019 #3

Too bad their names can't be added to the list of the other hundreds of BigmanPigman Jul 2019 #4

I agree and that was said on the local news broadcast about him today Rhiannon12866 Jul 2019 #5

"We will never forget them"... BigmanPigman Jul 2019 #6