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sand other tasks
that needed to be
done, in the days
that followed.
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“It’s tragic, and
heartbreaking,
but we live with it
every day.”
(After risking their lives to help others on September 11, 2001, more than 7,500 first respond-
ers have developed some form of cancer.)
Many more are now gone, from
disease and illness related to the
carcinogens they were exposed
to while sifting through landfills
looking for evidence, and a thou-
September 11th.
He shared what he
called his ‘screwed
up psychology’ of
“I did my job. If I die because of
it, so be it. But I don’t want to give
those who did it, another victim.”
New York City officials say that more than 300 firefighters and police officers already have died from cancers and other diseases
related to the attacks.
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