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  • World Trade Center Attacks – A First Hand Account

    09/11/2009 8:44:44 PM PDT · by Biggirl · 12 replies · 992+ views
    http://radioviceonline.com ^ | September 11, 2009 | Steve McGough
    Thane Thompson – 9/11 survivor, Morgan Stanley employee, and Iraq veteran – wrote a first hand account just after his experience on Sept. 11, 2001 in Tower 2. It’s an appropriate read this morning. Never forget.
  • Military Heroes Will Never Demand Charity

    03/24/2002 4:41:54 PM PST · by Tumbleweed_Connection · 14 replies · 283+ views
    NEWSMAX ^ | 3/25/02 | Dave Eberhart
    War has always been portrayed as hell, and now is also financially unfair to the survivors of the gallant fallen – at least to those who consider the disparity between what a 9-11 survivor can expect as compensation for the loss of a family member and what the survivors of a GI killed during operations in the Afghanistan theater rate as a matter of law. Kenneth Feinberg, the 9-11 fund administrator, announced this month that the average award would grow to about $1.85 million, about $200,000 more than calculated in December. He also guaranteed a minimum payout of $250,000. Additionally,...