Hero stories
The Port Authority in New York released Sept. 11, 2001 transcripts yesterday, and today the New York Times wrote about a man who helped at least 50, maybe more, people escape from the World Trade Center before he died.I first heard about this man nearly four months ago, when I happened to dial a number 3,000 miles away. I was looking for more sources, so I, a little reporter from a little paper, decided to see if I could reach an attorney who was involved in one of the most extensively-covered events in modern history. I reached her, and she added significantly to my article.
At the time, the attorney told me that someone should write a book about this man. We only spoke about him briefly, but his story stuck with me. Today, the New York Times told his story. My instincts were right, as were the attorney's; it's a story worth telling.
There are so many more stories, of so many different people. And they're all waiting to be told.
Posted by Layla at 10:57 PM, August 29, 2003
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