Remembering 9/11 Courage and Aftermath at FDNY and Army Reserve
Major Brierton recounts 9 11 deployment ordeals from Kingston post turning into a 24 hour communications hub to casualty assistance for Fire Department Captain Frederick Ill III who died in the towers. He recalls sleep deprivation, professional composure with Ills widow, and a lasting surge of national unity and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Brierton
Army Reserve
Frederick Ill Jr
New York City
Ill
Middle East
Surprising Tonganoxie ceremony honors student Stone
Secret plans led to a surprise graduation for Lance Stone at the Tonganoxie Performing Arts Center. Stone, in a red gown, walked the stage aided by his father as peers cheered and cried, giving him a thunderous ovation while he plans to study wildlife biology at South Dakota State University. His friend DJ Lindsay calls him the toughest person there.
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Stone
Tonganoxie Performing Arts Center
Lance Stone
South Dakota State
DJ Lindsay
NYC 9/11 memories linger as Ground Zero stays vacant
Lea Orth recalls the still-empty Ground Zero site eight years after the attacks. She describes the eerie quiet and the gray, somber mood that travelers and residents felt that day. Orth recalls friends, neighbors, and firefighters affected, and notes a personal loss tied to a close friend and granddaughter.
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Lea Orth
New York City
Ground Zero
World Trade Center
Orth
New York
Lawrence
Upper West Side
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Major
III
Mary II
854Th
Neil Scow
Scow
FDNY
Fred
Bonner Springs
Melissa Treolo
Tonganoxie Mirror
Estuardo Garcia
Journal-Worth
Cit Eenaissances Parernil
Isis
Jworld.com
LAWRE
Journal-World
Jesse Fray
Liberty Hall
Lindsey Slater
New Ha
Sarasa
Sunflower
Lawrence Journal
CE Navaa
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