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Fall and Rise

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by Mitchell Zuckoff


  post-9/11 life, 448

  Dickens, Rodney, 98

  DiFrancesco, Ron, 284, 285, 450

  Dillard, Eddie, 100, 129, 146

  Dillard, Rosemary, 129, 146

  DNA proof of victims, 279, 396–97, 431, 433, 444, 451, 456

  dogs, bomb-sniffing, 263, 411, 415, 459

  Doi, Melissa, 280–83, 343

  Dolan, Lisa, 439

  Dolan, Robert, 323, 324, 327, 328, 362, 374, 439, 440

  Domestic Events Network, 186

  Dooley, Maureen “Mo,” 96, 127, 172

  door restrictors, 398, 399

  Driscoll, Patrick “Joe,” 114, 187

  drivers’ licenses, 395

  Droz, Charles, 100–101

  Duch, Elaine, 195–97, 227, 232, 234, 239–41, 253–55, 295–99, 301, 346–48, 356, 400, 447

  post-9/11 life, 447–48

  Duch, Janet, 195, 196, 197, 227, 234, 241, 348, 447, 448

  Duch, Maryann, 447

  Duffy, Timothy, 71, 72, 103, 106, 291

  Dulles International Airport, 94, 97, 102–3, 106, 111, 117, 126, 128, 129, 135–36, 141

  Dunn, Mona, 273

  Dunn, Vincent, 250, 261

  dust cloud, after tower collapse, 343–44, 354–59, 408–9

  Dwyer (Jim) and Flynn (Kevin), 102 Minutes, xxiii

  East River, 300

  Edward, John, Crossing Over, 89, 302

  Efthimiades, James, 411, 415

  Egan, Cardinal Edward, 460

  Egypt, 1, 23, 74, 226

  Eiffel Tower, 226

  El Al, 74

  elevators, 208, 222–23, 235

  door restrictors, 398, 399

  North Tower, 236–37, 238, 247–48, 259, 295, 296, 302–4, 350–52, 398–99, 408, 409, 413

  South Tower, 268, 273, 276, 277, 337–38

  trapped survivors and escapes, 302–4, 337–38, 350–52, 398–99

  Emery, Ed, 273–74, 287, 288, 451

  Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, 361

  Empire State Building, 170, 226, 335

  1945 plane crash, 86, 221, 239

  EMTs, 229–31, 247, 293–94, 333, 347–49, 356–59, 401, 409–10, 421, 448

  Battalion 49, 401, 410, 421

  post-9/11, 448

  See also specific EMTs

  ESPN, 258

  Euro Brokers, 204, 205, 206, 266, 268, 278, 279, 284, 330, 450, 451

  evacuees, 347

  burn victims, 239–41, 245–46, 255, 277, 291–92, 298, 301, 305, 316, 337, 346–48, 352, 365, 368, 373, 376–77, 420, 422–23, 438, 443, 447, 450, 455

  ground level chaos, 346–61, 399–410, 416

  handicapped, 299–301, 361, 400–407, 411–18

  North Tower, 255, 257, 260–61, 294–306, 346–61, 398–418

  Pentagon, 316–28, 363–82

  South Tower, 266–74, 277–88, 329–45

  status shift to terrorism survivors, 347

  See also specific evacuees

  Falco, Tommy, 198, 248, 255, 290, 300, 400, 410, 413, 414, 416, 461

  Falkenberg, Charles, 99, 145, 437

  Falkenberg, Dana, 99, 145, 437

  Falkenberg, Zoe, 99, 145, 437

  fallers and jumpers, xx, 155

  Falling Man, xx

  fall survived by, 263–64

  North Tower, xx, 251, 260–64, 268, 292, 294, 349, 352, 374

  Pentagon, 318

  South Tower, 333, 338, 451

  families, 9/11, 79–80, 92–93, 145–46, 237, 395–96, 427–61

  of American Airlines Flight 11 victims, 79–80

  of American Airlines Flight 77 victims, 145–46

  media and, 434, 436, 445, 447, 449, 453, 455, 459–60

  notification of loved ones, 428–29

  post-9/11 lives of, 427–61

  remains of loved ones, 431, 433, 437, 439, 444, 453, 456

  suicides, 433

  of United Airlines Flight 93 victims, 395–96

  of United Airlines Flight 175 victims, 92–93

  See also specific families and locations of attacks

  Fangman, Robert, 53, 87, 93, 123

  Farley-Hackel, Paige, 38, 51, 419, 420, 457

  Farmer, John, The Ground Truth, xxiii

  FDNY, 197–99, 202, 342, 446

  casualties, 333–34, 342–43, 428, 452–54, 457–60

  chaplain, 359

  command structure, 290

  communication failures, 259–65, 306, 359–61, 405

  EMTs, 229–31, 247, 293–94, 333, 347–49, 356–59, 401, 409–10, 421, 448

  Engine 4, 458

  Engine 6, 242

  Engine 9, 243

  Engine 21, 350

  Engine 33, 257

  evacuation message after South Tower collapse, 359–61, 404–6, 457

  gear, 243, 255, 299, 336, 400, 406

  Hazmat team, 244

  high-rise fire calculation, 250–51

  Ladder Company 3, 264

  Ladder Company 5, 406, 412

  Ladder Company 6, 198–99, 228, 234, 241–44, 248–52, 255–64, 289–91, 300–301, 306, 336, 349–51, 359–61, 400–418, 457–61

  Ladder Company 11, 199, 414, 459

  Ladder Company 15, 336–38

  Ladder Company 43, 415, 416

  9/11-related illnesses, 428, 448, 460

  North Tower response, 241–44, 248–52, 255–64, 289–94, 298–301, 306, 335, 336, 349–51, 359–61, 400–423

  paramedics, 202–4, 231, 246, 255, 293–94, 346, 353, 355–56, 401–3, 417, 452–54, 459

  post-9/11, 448, 452–54, 457–61

  radio calls, 249, 259–60, 262, 306, 336, 337–38, 359–61, 406, 412, 413, 414, 417, 458

  Rescue Company 1, 256, 290

  Rescue Company 3, 406

  rivalry with NYPD, 260

  South Tower response, 290, 330, 333–41

  Squad 18, 249, 350

  stairway access, 259, 264, 299–301, 306, 349, 405–18

  Stairwell B survivors, 349–51, 359–61, 407–18, 457–61

  See also specific firemen

  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 37, 40, 123, 443

  American Airlines Flight 11 hijacking and, 45–48, 60–80, 94–96, 111, 119, 126–28, 163, 186, 235–39

  American Airlines Flight 77 hijacking and, 106–8, 120, 126–48, 186

  Boston Center, 46–48, 50, 60, 63–66, 68, 71, 73, 75, 76, 81, 82, 93, 95, 104, 108, 142, 172

  calls for military help, 68–69

  Cleveland Center, 108, 125, 150–52, 156, 170, 171, 181

  cockpit safety notice, 104

  confusion and failed communications, 119–27, 131–35, 141, 142, 156–57, 181–86, 443

  Domestic Events Network, 186

  ground stop, 103–4, 123, 134–35, 136, 148, 174, 183, 185–86

  Indianapolis Center, 106–8, 131, 133–34

  New York Center, 81–84, 86, 90–91, 103–4, 108

  no-fly list, 132

  post-9/11, 443–44

  security procedures and gaps, 39–43, 102–3, 115–16

  United Airlines Flight 93 hijacking and, 149–89, 384–85

  United Airlines Flight 175 hijacking and, 81–93, 96, 119–20, 123–24, 186, 274–75

  Washington Center, 106, 141–42, 182–83

  See also specific air traffic controllers

  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), xxi, 25, 27, 86, 133, 135, 139, 343, 358, 386, 393, 395, 397, 428, 430, 444

  failure to identify terrorists, 27

  Federal Register, 42

  Feehan, William, 458

  Felt, Edward, 114, 167, 188, 385

  Fern, Richard, 450

  ferries, 352–53, 414

  ferry terminal, 352

  Fiduciary Trust Company, 207–8, 274, 287, 452

  fighter jets, 20–21, 68, 69, 71–73, 80, 95, 96, 103–6, 111, 118, 128, 136–37, 142–43, 146–47, 156, 172–73, 181–86, 189, 291, 381, 421

  F-15, 21, 71–73, 80, 95, 96, 103–6, 118, 249, 291

  F-16, 2
1, 69, 104–6, 128, 136–37, 142–43, 146–47, 156, 172–73, 381

  Filipov, Alexander, 35

  Financial District, 219, 220, 231, 251

  fingerprints, 279, 444, 451

  fireboats, 359

  Fire Department of the City of New York. See FDNY

  fireproofing, World Trade Center, 223–24, 226, 238, 276

  first responders. See EMTs; FDNY; NYPD; paramedics; Port Authority Police; specific responders

  Fiumano, Fred, 166

  Five World Trade Center, 258, 346, 353, 355

  Flagg, Darlene “Dee,” 99–100, 145

  Flagg, Wilson “Bud,” 99–100, 145, 314

  Fleischer, Ari, 139

  Flick, Merle, 389

  Flight 93 Ambassadors program, 445

  flight paths, map of, xvi

  flight schools, 25, 26, 27, 58, 104, 133, 151, 171

  Flocco, Matthew, 436

  Flocco, Michael, 436

  Florida, 15, 17, 28, 137–39, 383

  Booker Elementary School, 138, 139, 147, 383

  flight schools, 26, 171

  Folger, Jane C., 188

  Foodim, Anne, 273

  Foreign Affairs, 5

  Four World Trade Center, 335

  Fox, James, 72, 184

  Fraser, Colleen, 115, 188

  Fred Alger Management, 257

  Fredericks, Andrew, 350, 361, 459

  Freedom Tower, xviii–xix, 431

  Freund, Pete, 199, 256, 459

  Friedenreich, Harry, 208

  Frontline, 5

  Fuji Bank, 206, 267, 270–71, 274, 280, 329

  Fuller, Mahlon, 170

  funeral homes, 386

  Gabriel, Richard, 101

  Gaeta, Gerry, 254, 296–99, 301, 346, 400

  Gamboa, Ronald, 51, 275

  Ganci, Peter, Jr., 256, 458

  Gander, Newfoundland, 186

  Garcia, Andrew “Sonny,” 115, 167, 187, 395

  Garcia, Dorothy, 167, 395

  Garment District, 335

  Gentul, Alayne, 206–8, 273–74, 275, 287–88, 343, 451–52

  Gentul, Alex, 207, 208, 452

  Gentul, Jack, 206, 207, 208, 273, 287–88, 343

  post-9/11 life, 451–52

  Gentul, Robbie, 207, 208, 452

  George, Linda, 37

  Geraghty, Ed, 336, 342

  Germany, 23–24

  Ghamdi, Ahmed al-, 58–59

  Ghamdi, Hamza al-, 58–59

  Ghamdi, Saeed al-, 117, 151, 152, 169, 173, 176–80

  Gibson, Charles, 91–92

  Giuliani, Rudy, 201, 244, 256, 460

  response to 9/11 attacks, 244, 413

  Glen Ridge, New Jersey, 418

  Glessner, Donna, 387, 445, 446

  Glick, Emerson, 113

  Glick, Jeremy, 113, 161–63, 175, 187, 384

  Glick, Lyz, 113, 161–63, 175

  Gofer 06, 140–41, 142, 180–81

  Golinski, Ronald, 437

  Gomez, Manny, Jr., 271, 329, 450

  Gonzalez, Nydia, 61–63, 75–78

  Good Morning America, 91

  Goodwin, James, 119

  Gordenstein, Lisa Fenn, 37

  Gore, Al, 132

  Gould, Kristin Osterholm White, 188

  Grandcolas, Jack, 165

  Grandcolas, Lauren, 115, 165, 188

  Grant, Regina, 312, 326, 327, 363–65, 367, 369, 370, 373, 441

  Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, 170, 394

  Green, Wanda, 115–16, 152, 188

  Greene, Donald, 115, 187

  Greenwich Street, 338

  Greenwich Village, 249

  Grogan, Reverend Francis, 52, 93, 275

  Gronlund, Linda, 114, 165, 188

  Ground Zero, xviii, 438, 456

  illnesses related to, 428, 448, 460

  memorial, 431, 433

  Grunewald, Robert, 312, 313, 321, 364, 365, 368, 373, 441

  Guadagno, Richard, 115, 187, 395

  Guantanamo Bay, 428, 434, 439

  Gulf War (1990–91), 19, 56, 214, 377, 378

  guns, 40

  Hackel, Allan, 38, 419, 420, 457

  Hall, Vaswald George, 239, 240, 448

  Hamburg, Germany, 23–24, 25

  Hamilton, Alexander, 339

  handicapped evacuees, 299, 300–301, 361, 400–407, 411–18

  Hanjour, Hani, 26, 27, 28, 103, 135, 144–45, 314

  Hanson, Christine, 13–14, 49, 52, 84, 92, 93, 275, 433–35

  Hanson, Eunice, 13, 14, 49–50, 52, 84–85, 91, 92, 93, 275

  post-9/11 life of, 433–35

  Hanson, Lee, 13, 14, 49–50, 51, 84–85, 89–91, 92, 93, 275

  post-9/11 life of, 433–35

  Hanson, Peter, 12–14, 49–50, 52, 84–85, 87, 89–90, 91, 93, 275, 433–35

  Hanson, Sue Kim, 12–14, 49–50, 52, 84, 93, 275, 433–35

  Happy Hooligans, 105

  Haring, Tom, 414

  Harris, Josephine, 400–401, 403–7, 411–18, 457–61

  death of, 460

  post-9/11 life, 457–60

  Hartling, John, 73

  Hatton, Terry, 256, 290, 459

  Hayden, Peter, 256–57, 259, 290, 300, 359, 418

  Hayden, Ray, 242, 243

  Hayes, Timothy, 264–65

  Hazmi, Nawaf al-, 26–27, 102, 103, 132

  Hazmi, Salem al-, 102, 103

  Haznawi, Ahmed al-, 116, 117, 163

  heart attacks, 356, 359

  Heidenberger, Michele, 101

  Heidenberger, Thomas, 101

  Henanway, Ronald, 437

  Henson, Jerry, 215, 309–11, 319–20, 324–25, 327, 362–63, 365–67, 370–72, 374, 381, 440–41

  post-9/11 life, 440–41

  rescued by Dave Tarantino, 370–72, 438, 441

  Henson, Kathy, 310–11, 441

  Henson, Kelly, 441

  Heymann, Esther, 166, 187

  hijackers, 25–30, 58–59, 110–12, 428

  of American Airlines Flight 11, 39–43, 60–80, 110–11, 163, 235

  of American Airlines Flight 77, 102–3, 110, 128–29, 132, 135, 144–45, 314, 316

  day before 9/11, 25–30

  element of surprise, 111

  flight training, 25, 26, 27, 58, 104, 133, 151, 171, 396

  human remains of, 396–97, 444

  “Last Night” instruction letter, 29–30, 43, 59, 117, 154, 180, 395

  martyrdom, 29–30, 110

  methods and timing, 111

  multiple plane plot, 25–30, 74, 75, 84, 91, 93, 96, 110–12, 131, 133, 134, 147, 158, 159, 183–86, 249, 272, 443

  planning of 9/11 attacks, 25–30, 110, 174

  of United Airlines Flight 93, 116–18, 149–68, 169–89, 385, 392, 395, 396–97, 444, 445

  of United Airlines Flight 175, 58–59, 83–91, 110–11, 274–75

  See also specific hijackers

  hijacking, 19, 40

  code words, 104, 123, 156

  flight crew training for, 74–75

  “traditional” approach, 66, 71, 73, 75, 108, 111, 130–31

  See also specific hijackings

  Hindenburg, 1937 crash of, 92

  Hoboken, New Jersey, 226, 353, 413

  Hoey, Pat, 253, 299–300, 405

  Hoglan, Alice, 160–61

  Holland, Cora Hidalgo, 34–35, 79

  Homer, LeRoy, Jr., 116, 118, 120–22, 124, 125, 149–51, 157, 169, 174, 188, 395

  Homer, Melodie, 120–22, 124, 125, 395

  Hoover, Barry, 394, 396

  Horrocks, Michael, 50–51, 73–74, 87, 92, 123

  House of Representatives, U.S., 170

  Howell, Tom, 136

  Howland, Lynn, 42

  Hudson River, 27, 65, 80, 197, 223, 225, 226, 232, 270, 278, 359, 400, 408, 413

  human remains, 256, 279, 294, 318, 358, 394

  DNA identification of, 279, 396–97, 431, 433, 444, 451, 456

  of hijackers, 396–97, 444

  Pentagon, 316, 318, 323, 380, 437, 439
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br />   post-9/11 families and, 431, 433, 437, 439, 444, 453, 456

  Shanksville, 392, 393–94, 396–97, 444

  Huxtable, Ada Louise, 221

  ID badges, 395, 449

  illnesses, 9/11-related, 428, 448, 460

  immigration, 11, 118, 204, 332

  Indianapolis Center, 106–8, 131, 133–34

  instruction letter, of hijackers, 29–30, 43, 59, 117, 154, 180, 395

  Iran, 92

  Iraq, 19, 56

  Iraq War, 2, 53, 116, 427, 439

  Ireland, 454, 456

  Islam, 23, 153, 171, 438

  Israel, 2, 24, 74, 137

  Jack, Bryan, 100, 145

  Jarrah, Ziad, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28–29, 41, 58, 117, 151–57, 161, 169–72, 174, 176–80, 395, 445

  Jefferson, Lisa, 164, 175–76

  Jersey City, 197, 234

  Jerusalem, 2

  Jet A fuel, 33–34

  JFK International Airport, 75, 96, 121, 185, 456

  jihad, xxii, 24

  Johnson, Dennis, 325

  Joint Chiefs of Staff, 381

  Joint Task Force Guantanamo, 439

  Jonas, Jay, 197–99, 228, 234, 248–51, 255–64, 289–91, 300–301, 306, 336, 349–51, 359–61, 400–418, 457–61

  post-9/11 life, 457–61

  as Stairwell B survivor, 349–51, 359–61, 407–18, 457–61

  Jonas, Judy, 197, 250, 458

  Jones, Bob, 65

  Jordan, 74

  Judaism, 24, 361, 456

  Judge, Father Mychal, xxi, 244, 359

  jumpers. See fallers and jumpers

  Justice Department, U.S., 130

  Kalahasti, Prasanna, 433

  Kaplan, Robin, 37

  Kara, Miles, xxiii

  Kawauchi, Hideya, 271, 450

  Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, 333

  Kelly, Robert, 389

  Kelty, Eugene “Jack,” 242

  Kenya, American embassy bombing in, 2, 4

  Keyton, Lori, 130

  Khobar Towers, 1996 bombing of, 4

  Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah, 52, 92–93

  King, Amy, 52, 93, 275

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 436

  King, Rick, 217, 388–89, 391, 392, 393, 394

  King Kong (film), 225–26

  Knisley, Toni, 129

  knives, used by hijackers, 26, 29, 40, 41, 58, 59, 75–77, 89–90, 102, 110–11, 130, 152, 163, 395

  Knoblauch, Karl, 379

  Komorowski, Matt, 248, 252, 255, 407, 408, 410, 411, 413, 461

  Kopytko, Scott, 199, 228, 336, 342, 459

  Kross, Mickey, 411, 415

  Kuge, Toshiya, 114, 187

  Kuwait, 19

  Kyte, Angela, 200, 228, 229, 235, 399, 449

  Langley Air Force Base, 21, 104, 105, 136, 137, 143, 146, 156, 172, 182, 184, 185

  Larsen, Scott, 342

  “The Last Night” instruction letter, 29–30, 43, 59, 117, 154, 180, 395

  last rites, 348, 377

 

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