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‘Severe personal violation and loss’: NY area DOs recall serving in hospitals on 9/11

By The DO Staff

09.09.21

Many Americans remember exactly where they were on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when news broke of the tragic terrorist attacks that would impact U.S. policy and culture for decades. New York area DOs and medical professionals who were immediately called to nearby hospitals to treat wounded victims have particularly poignant and indelible memories of that day.