Funeral held for retired FDNY deputy chief who dedicated life to 9/11 survivors and families

A funeral was held Monday in Brooklyn for a former FDNY deputy chief who died on Thanksgiving from a 9/11-related illness.

Firefighters past and present lined the street at the casket was brought out carrying the body of James Riches.

Riches spent six months at ground zero digging through the rubble to find the body of his son, Jimmy, who was also a firefighter and died while responding to the attacks…

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