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To: CaptRon

>I did not know about the ther guard dying at the WTC.

His name was Joe Trombino. Below is a National Review piece I just found on his incredibly tragic story.

“Among the more than 3,000 men, women, and children who died in the al Qaeda attack on America last September 11, Joe Trombino was the only one twice victimized by terrorists. Trombino’s doubly tragic fate offers crucial lessons as the nation seeks ways to prevent future outrages.

On October 20, 1981, Trombino was loading bags of money from the Nanuet National Bank aboard his Brinks armored truck, while fellow guard Peter Paige stood back to the wall...”

[lots more at link]

Our Spies Failed Us: Joe Trombino, twice
September 11, 2002:
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-methvin091102.asp


16 posted on 05/31/2009 9:45:41 PM PDT by ETL (ALL the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

Brave man. Most of the press here was about Peter Paige. I have to admit your post was the first time I had heard his name. Of course, the deaths always make the news.


17 posted on 05/31/2009 9:47:59 PM PDT by CaptRon (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead)
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