Bob Beckwith, 9/11 firefighter in photo with President George W. Bush, passes away at age 91

Bob Beckwith, 9/11 firefighter in photo with President George W. Bush, passes away at age 91

What you should know Bob Beckwith, a former New York firefighter forever immortalized in a photograph of him standing with President George W. Bush at Ground Zero days after the 9/11 attacks, has died at the age of 91. The former president issued a statement Monday sharing his condolences “to Barbara and the Beckwith family … Read more

Joseph Zadroga, 9/11 Advocacy Leader and Father of Detective Zadroga, Dies in Tragic Accident

Joseph Zadroga, 9/11 Advocacy Leader and Father of Detective Zadroga, Dies in Tragic Accident

Joseph Zadroga, a New Jersey man who became a strong advocate for the families of 9/11 first responders after the death of his son, an NYPD detective, also tragically died when he was run over by an elderly man in the parking lot of a hospital. Zadroga, 76, of Little Egg Harbor, NJ, was the … Read more

New York City Identifies Two New Victims of September 11 Attacks after Two Decades of Testing

New York City Identifies Two New Victims of September 11 Attacks after Two Decades of Testing

What you should know Just a few days before the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, New York City announced that it had identified two new victims from this moment in the country’s history. The announcement was made on Friday by Mayor Eric Adams and the city’s medical examiner, dr. Jason Graham, who … Read more