Aurora firefighter who assisted in rescue efforts on 9/11 reflects on attacks 23 years later
Flowers are placed on the south pool during the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. Yuki Iwamura/AP
Today marks 23 years since nearly 3,000 people were killed in the September 11 attacks. Among the dead were at least ten people originally from (or then residing) in Illinois.
Beyond the dead, the events of that terrible day touched the lives of many more Illinoisans. Some lost friends or family. A greater number worried over their relatives who lived and worked in New York and a few packed a bag and started driving east … to try to help.
One of the six firefighters from Aurora who made the 16 hour drive to New York to help the victims of the World Trade Center attack reflects on the day that changed America forever.
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Chief Jason Demas
Division Chief, Aurora Fire Department