September 11th - Article Summary 2002

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Kitchener-Waterloo Record: Opinion, Wednesday, September 11th 2002 page A10

A Firefighter's Reflection: "I will never be the same"

This article is about a New York firefighter that was involved in the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers. Kevin Flaherty has been on the Fire Department of New York for 8 years. He writes to us because he is thankful for the help he got from the Canadian Firefighters. He is proud to wear an American-Canadian flag pin. Kevin was working the day of September 11th; he was with Engine 238 that was called to Tower 2. He remembers hearing loud explosive noises while approaching the building, looking up he realized that people were falling from the 80th floor. The explosive noises were people hitting the ground- it was constant, they kept jumping. He was haunted by the fact that people weren't on fire were alive until they had hit the ground. Once Kevin entered the bui


I think Kevin's experience is an extraordinary life changer. Imagine being outside and inside the actual trade centers while they are burning. Outside people are falling to their death, and inside the building it is burning uncontrollably. It was a cruel attack of murder on innocent civilians. The number of victims is unbelievable, and also the courage firefighters had to enter the burning buildings to save people. Some fire fighters never went home that day. It's haunting to go back to the fire department and know that you were the last on to see the lieutenant. I believe that any fire fighter who entered the burning trade centers to save the lives of other people in their own are the most courageous people on this planet. They went into that building knowing that they may not leave it alive.

lding he received news that one of his friends was hit by a jumper and killed. A group of fire fighters were ordered to go

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