"So many paragons of courage that day, that night, at what Edward Cardinal Egan aptly christened Ground Hero, sacrificing themselves: Abraham Zelmanowitz, who refused to leave a wheelchair-bound co-worker on the 27th floor of the North Tower so the man wouldn’t die alone; Rick Rescoria, head of security at Morgan Stanley, who helped usher hundreds of employees out of the South Tower, then ran back in search for stragglers; Moira Smith, NYPD cop, who rushed into the lobby of the South Tower to aid but stayed behind to aid in evacuation, named Police Officer of the Year; Father Mychal Judge, chaplain for the FDNY, who raced to offer prayers and give last rites in the North Tower lobby before the building pancaked on top of him, becoming the first officially certified fatality of the day."
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First seen: 2026-09-11 ·
Last seen: 2026-09-11 ·
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