Faces of Ground Zero: A Tribute to America's Heroes

Jason Cascone finished his training on September 10, 2001. The next morning his mother woke him up and said there was a fire at the World Trade Cente
Joe McNally

Jason Cascone
Firefighter, Ladder 9, FDNY
Jason finished his training on September 10, 2001. The next morning his mother woke him up and said there was a fire at the World Trade Center. He remembers being transported to his first assignment with 50 other firefighters.
"There was this chaplain on the bus and he was giving absolution to everyone."

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