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Retired New York fireman shares how 9 11 touched him deeply
Dick Reichel, a 27 year veteran of the New York Fire Department now living in Farmingdale, recalls his personal shock as the World Trade Center attacks unfolded on September 11. He reflects on brotherhood among firefighters, the risks faced, and the lasting grief after losing colleagues, including his own brother. He later moved to Aiken near his son, and his memories include a Bush Ground Zero visit and a poem tribute from a neighbor.
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Dick Reichel
Farmingdale
Tom
World Trade Center
Reichel
Ann
Aiken
Rick
Lotto
Queens
Roosevelt
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Fire Department
Private Ryan
Ruys
Grumman Aircraft
George W. Bush
New York
Tom Reichel
Michael Prodromides
New York City
Prodromides
Jim Washburn