Three articles on those in my neck of the woods, focused on one of the FDNY companies that got devastated 11 years ago. Some may find these to be of interest. I remember passing by their firehouse after the attacks and seeing a remembrance ceremony for the dead and missing just months after. Just a block or two away from the firehouse dump trucks would pass by bringing the wreckage to the landfill for sifting. A surreal time...

http://framework.latimes.com/2011/08/29/rescue5/

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Even if you have a crown and sit at a throne
In the end you will have nothing
Even if you are destined for great riches
In the end you will return to the dust