"The wall, inscribed with the words, Dedicated to the memory of those who bravely served this department protecting life and property in the City of New York in the rescue and recovery effort at Manhattan Box 5-5-8087 World Trade Center, now bears the names of 402 FDNY personnel who died from illnesses linked to exposure to toxic dust at Ground Zero during rescue, recovery and cleanup operations in the months after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil."
"Before the reading of the names and the laying of flowers at the wall, FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker told family members and department personnel gathered outdoors that September remains a time of great sadness for the FDNY, which lost 343 firefighters on 9/11. It's hard to believe so much time has passed as we remember the 343 members who died that day. It's difficult to believe that those losses didn't end there, Tucker said,"
Two days before the 24th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, the FDNY held a dedication ceremony at its Downtown Brooklyn headquarters and added 39 members' names to its Memorial Wall. The wall now bears 402 names of FDNY personnel who died from illnesses linked to exposure to toxic dust at Ground Zero during rescue, recovery and cleanup operations after the attacks. The wall carries an inscription honoring those who served in the rescue and recovery effort at Manhattan Box 5-5-8087 World Trade Center. FDNY leaders said the impact of rescue and recovery work continues to produce diagnoses and sorrow within the department.
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