Posted on 08/12/2005 1:09:19 AM PDT by bd476
Radio transmissions, firefighters' oral histories to be made public Friday
NEW YORK - Families and colleagues of firefighters lost on Sept. 11, 2001, were preparing to revisit the chaos and loss of the day with the release of hours of radio transmissions and thousands of pages of firefighters’ oral histories.
Compelled by a New York Times lawsuit, the Fire Department of New York planned to make public Friday 15 hours of radio transmissions and more than 500 oral histories recounting the rush to the World Trade Center towers that saved an unknown number of civilians but cost 343 firefighters their lives.
The information may cast additional light on the problems that contributed to the death toll. It’s also certain to bring back searing memories, and renew the nation’s appreciation of the firefighters’ sacrifices, said Peter Gorman, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association.
“I think unfortunately it’s going to add to some pain, initially. For some people it might have a very healing effect,” Gorman said. “When people actually go back to that raw, emotional, historical moment, I think they’ll realize that a lot of our members, both living and deceased, did some extraordinary things that day.”
Sally Regenhard still does not know exactly where her son, Christian Regenhard, died that morning.
“Maybe there will be something on there that gives me a clue as to what happened to my son,” she said. “I have not heard where he was sent, when he was sent, what he was supposed to accomplish when he went in.”
Major flaws
Independent investigations with access to the documents have already described major flaws in the city’s response to the terrorist attack. Emergency radios did not function properly...
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"...clues as to what happened to my son..." Mom, your son was murdered by moslem bastards...
""...clues as to what happened to my son..." Mom, your son was murdered by moslem bastards...""
After the previous administration did everything in their power to obstruct the proper authorities from investigating Al Qeada.
BJ Clinton killed your child and because you are a Democrat, you would rather go with a bogus agenda than face the facts.
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