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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2018

FBI Agent Dies of Brain Cancer Linked to 9/11 Attack on Pentagon

Agent Morrow, 48, died Thursday in what federal officials called a line-of-duty death due to her exposure to the poisons unleashed by the fiery airliner crash in the nation's capital.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2018

Video: NY Trooper Dies From 9/11-Related Illness

Trooper Michael Anson, 56, spent 31 years with the New York State Police. He was assigned to help with search and recovery at the World Trade Center.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2017

NLEOMF Ceremony Honors LEOs Killed on 9/11

Monday, September 11, 2017, board members, staff, and supporters of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund gathered at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial for a 9/11 remembrance ceremony to honor the law enforcement professionals killed that day and those who died from subsequent illnesses related to rescue and recovery work at Ground Zero.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2017

Thousands of 9/11 Responders Battling Cancer, Other Diseases

This week, 156 names will be added to the memorial walls in a Nesconset, NY, park, bringing the total number of first responders who died from illnesses linked to their work at Ground Zero to more than 850, according to John Feal, a 9/11 first responder and president of the FealGood Foundation.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2017

NYPD Captain Recalls Being Recruit Responding to 9/11

That first night I worked all night: 17 hours, maybe. It looked like it was snowing with the dust and soot gathering on our hats, and we’d brush each other off regularly. Whenever I had a break I’d wash my face and put water in my hair, just to get the grey out of it. I coughed a lot.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2017

Daughter of Officer Killed on 9/11 Training to Join NYPD

Brittney Roy lost her father on 9/11. Now, more than 15 years later, she’s preparing to follow in his footsteps as an NYPD officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2017

NYPD Officer Dies of 9/11-Related Brain Cancer at 44

NYPD Officer Michael Hance died of cancer he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center. He was 44.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2017

NY Trooper Dies of 9/11-Related Illness

Trooper Brian S. Falb was assigned to the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, to help in search-and-recovery efforts.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2017

Video: 5 NYC First Responders Die From 9/11-Related Illnesses in 1 Week

Five first responders — three FDNY and two NYPD employees — died from 9/11 related illnesses last week. One New York City resident started a nonprofit that built and maintains a memorial etched with the names of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2017

NYPD Deputy Chief Dies from 9/11-Related Cancer

An NYPD chief has died of 9/11-related brain cancer after a long struggle, officials said Tuesday.

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