Portrait of a Firefighter

ANDRE LAMBERTSON / CORBIS SABA FOR TIME

September 11
This photograph of firefighter Mike Kehoe, from Staten Island, was taken as he rushed up Tower One. John Labriola, who had an office on the 71st floor of the building, snapped the picture as he passed Kehoe. Kehoe escaped with no physical injuries.

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