FDNY to honor 39 members who have died in last year of 9/11-related illness

The September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center is still killing New York City firefighters, 24 years later.

On Tuesday, the FDNY will remember 39 members who have died in the past year of illnesses related to their work during the rescue and recovery efforts at what was then known as The Pile.

Their names are being added to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall in an afternoon ceremony at the department’s Brooklyn headquarters…

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