Relatives of the late Shawn Nassaney
of Pawtucket were among thousands attending memorial ceremonies yesterday
in New York. From left, they are: sister-in-law Stacey, brother Ryan,
grandmother Barbara Shaw, and his parents, Margaret and Patrick.
The firefighters of New York's Ladder
Company 6 made it out of the World Trade Center alive, in part because
they stopped to save Josephine Harris on the way down, says Battalion
Chief Jay Jonas. Standing, from left, are Bill Butler, Matt Komorowski,
Mike Meldrum, and Sal D'Agostino. Harris and Jonas are seated.
While few can discuss what it was like
at Ground Zero, all felt the difficult job was worth doing. At left,
medical work station staffed by members of the R.I. Disaster Medical
Assistance Team helps out at the site in the days following Sept.
11.
Thanks to her quick instincts, determination
and a bit of luck, Elizabeth Connell, a Lincoln High graduate, walked
down from the 94th floor of the World Trade Center's south tower last
Sept. 11 and away from certain death.
Ellen Goodchild of Attleboro, Mass.,
left, whose daughter, Lynn (inset, left), died in the Sept. 11 attacks,
gets a hug from Kate Goodchild, Lynn's cousin. At right, Eric LaBorie
of Providence, holding a photo of his wife, Kathryn, says, "Everything
was just starting to work out, and then this...''
