9/11: One Day in America
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9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA - Marine Jason Thomas felt duty-bound to head to Ground Zero to help when he heard about the attacks. He was searching the rubble when he located Port Authority officer Will Jimeno and helped rescue him. (National Geographic/Stefan Wiesan)
Posted 12/28/23
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9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA - Will Jimeno was a Port Authority officer and became buried fifty feet under rubble when the South Tower collapsed. That evening, Marine Jason Thomas and paramedic Chuck Sereika organized an extraordinary rescue effort which against all odds successfully freed Will. (National Geographic/Brandon Widener)
Posted 12/28/23
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9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA - On September 11th 2001, firefighter John Morabito was working as a chauffeur for the FDNY's Ladder 10 Company, located just south of the twin towers and was one of the first firefighters to respond. (National Geographic/Daniel Bogado)
Posted 12/28/23
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Firefighter Peter Blaich barely escaped alive as he left the North Tower minutes before it collapsed. After the collapse, he heard on the radio the May-Day of captain Jay Jonas trapped in the rubble with 13 other people, and became determined to find them. (National Geographic/Stefan Wiesan)
Posted 12/28/23
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Firefighter Mickey Kross became trapped in the collapse of the North Tower in the miracle staircase. He was one of the few people to have survived that collapse from within the towers. (National Geographic/Brandon Widener)
Posted 12/28/23
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In September 2001, 42-year-old Daphne Carlisle had been working for the Port Authority as an Administrative Assistant for 7 months. She worked on the 82nd floor of the North Tower and loved her new job, but was frightened by the distance to the ground when she looked out her office window. When the first plane hit, she saw the shadow of the plane's wing as it approached the floors above her. (National Geographic/Daniel Bogado)
Posted 12/28/23
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Jeff Johnson, a firefighter who was deployed to search and rescue the Marriott Hotel. Jeff was instrumental to the rescue of Frank Razanno and other civilians who become trapped after the towers collapsed. (National Geographic/Brandon Widener)
Posted 12/28/23
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Marvin Bethea, alongside his paramedic partner Jimmy Dobson, treated many injured people. Marvin was helping someone who was suffering with cardiac arrest when the South Tower collapsed. The collapse also meant Marvin and Jimmy were split up, however they were reunited later that day. (National Geographic/Daniel Bogado)
Posted 12/28/23
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James 'Jimmy' Dobson, a paramedic who responded to the attack of the World Trade Center with his partner Marvin Bethea. He treated several patients at an on-scene triage station and shuttled injured people from Ground Zero to the nearest hospital.(National Geographic/Duane McClunie)
Posted 12/28/23
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9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA - Frank Razanno, a lawyer, was preparing for a court case in a suite on the 19th floor of the Marriott Hotel. He became trapped after the towers collapsed. He was able to escape with the help of firefighter Jeff Johnson. (National Geographic/Stefan Wiesan)
Posted 12/28/23
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9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA - On September 11, 2001, 24-year-old Heather “Lucky” Penney flew an F-16 out of Washington, DC with orders to take down any hijacked passenger jets, using her unarmed plane as a weapon. This meant that it was a suicide mission. (National Geographic/Stefan Wiesen)
Posted 12/28/23
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NJ Burkett was a correspondent at WABC-TV. On September 11th, he was expecting to be covering the New York City primaries. When the attacks began, he was told to head straight down to the Trade Center to report the story. (National Geographic/Daniel Bogado)
Posted 12/28/23
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In September 2001, Tom Canavan was working on the 47th floor of the North Tower in the trust department of First Union Bank. When the South Tower collapsed, he became trapped in a pile of rubble. (National Geographic/Daniel Bogado)
Posted 12/28/23
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9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA - Ron DiFrancesco, a money market broker at Euro Brokers, was working on the 84th floor of the South Tower. He is the last known person to escape the South Tower. (National Geographic/Daniel Bogado)
Posted 12/28/23
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9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA - Firefighter Mickey Kross became trapped in the collapse of the North Tower in the miracle staircase. He is one of the few people to have survived that collapse. (National Geographic/Brandon Widener)
Posted 12/28/23
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9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA - On September 11th 2001, firefighter John Morabito worked as a chauffeur for the FDNY’s Ladder 10 Company, located just south of the twin towers and was one of the first firefighters to respond. (National Geographic/Daniel Bogado)
Posted 12/28/23
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9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA - A solitary fire fighter stands amidst the rubble and smoke in New York City on September 14, 2001. Days after a Sep. 11 terrorist attack, fires still burn at the site of the World Trade Center. (Photo Credit: U.S. Navy/Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson)
Posted 11/07/23
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