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News Articles: Ground Zero

Then-President George W. Bush is shown with New York City firefighter Bob Beckwith on a burnt fire truck in front of the World Trade Center during a tour of the devastation, Sept. 13, 2001.

Bob Beckwith, the firefighter in the famous image with Bush after 9/11, dies at 91

Beckwith died Sunday night in hospice care after dealing with cancer in recent years, his wife, Barbara Beckwith, said Monday.

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  • The Associated Press
On Sept. 11, 2001, 343 firefighters and paramedics were killed, most when the towers collapsed. Now, an equal number have died from 9/11-related illnesses, the FDNY says.

FDNY deaths from 9/11-related illnesses now equal the number killed on Sept. 11

Two recent deaths brought the total to 343, matching the death toll from Sept. 11, the FDNY said. Some 11,000 former and current FDNY employees suffer from 9/11-related illnesses, 3,500 with cancer.

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  • Becky Sullivan
Recovery workers head to ground zero in New York City after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Opinion: United We Stood As 9/11 Responders Toiled And Families Searched

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the displays of unity and diversity following the Sept. 11 attacks.

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  • Scott Simon