A City of Ashes

Six months after the attack, New York City firefighter Lt. William Ryan cradles the head of his granddaughter Haley while he recalls the pain of not being able to find more survivors at Ground Zero
EUGENE RICHARDS

Small Comfort
Six months after the attack, New York City firefighter Lt. William Ryan cradles the head of his granddaughter Haley while he recalls the pain of not being able to find more survivors at Ground Zero

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