New York City firefighter who died serving in Iraq recalled as hero

Friday, December 10, 2004

NEW YORK -- A New York City firefighter who responded to the 2001 World Trade Center attack and died last month serving with the Army National Guard in Iraq was remembered Thursday as "the true definition of a hero."

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