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On September 14th, Scott was part of a security de- Scott was struck by the scene upon arrival of
Volume 27
September 2018 Edition
tail assigned to secure 6 WTC, which housed the the building’s lobby.
Customs agency’s Seized Property Vault, containing
critical evidence pertaining to cases all across New
When the attacks hit, the lobby was
York.
filled with commuters coming and go-
The building was severely damaged when the ing from the transportation hub below
towers collapsed, essentially ‘cored’ by the col- and scattered commercial businesses.
lapse of the North Tower (and was deemed irrep-
arable and subsequently demolished during the
massive clean-up effort at Ground Zero.) Such tragedy. So much loss of life.
Essentially a giant hole where the streets
collapsed below ground level, he and a team
from FEMA, along with cadaver dog teams de-
scended into the hole to attempt recoveries. Moving through the basement, then sub-
basements, the team smashed through
windows of government cars to salvage
whatever critical gear they could manage.
Aerial view of 6 World Trade Center, following the Terror Attacks of September 11th.
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