9/11 Hero Helped Wounded Man Down 60 Flights in Burning Tower. 20 Years Later, Their Bond Endures.

Silvion Ramsundar walked slowly down a stairwell in Tower 2 of theWorld Trade Center, his white dress shirt covered in blood and soot, and his face barely visible beneath the ash that covered him. A fist-sized piece of metal was lodged in the left side of his chest. Doug Brown, who worked for Morgan Stanley on the 70th floor, and colleague Stan Kapica saw Ramsundar leaning against a wall in pain around the 65th floor.

9/11 Responder Slams Lawmakers Objecting to Quickly Passing New Health Care Funding: 'People Deserve Better'

Senator Rand Paul.Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday objected to a Democratic effort to speedily pass a bipartisan bill extending funding for theSeptember 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Though Paul, from Kentucky, opposed New York Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand‘s motion to send the legislation to PresidentDonald Trump‘s desk via unanimous consent, hesaid later on Twitterhe did not object to the bill itself. Rather, he wanted to ensure there was at least debate on how it should be funded.

9/11 Still Claiming Victims: 10,000 With Cancers, Thousands More With Other Illnesses

Photo: Courtesy Michael O’Connell Michael O’Connellwas a New York City firefighter in his early 30s with his first child on the way when he woke up one morning in 2007 “feeling like someone came into the room that night and beat me up with a baseball bat.” Hours later, doctors told O’Connell he had a rare disease called sarcoidosis, the growth of tiny collections of inflammatory cells — commonly found in the lungs and lymph nodes.

9/11 Victim's Remains Identified Nearly 17 Years After the Attack on the World Trade Center

After 17 years, the family of a 9/11 victim can finally bury their son. Remains from the World Trade Center attack on Sept. 11, 2001, have been identified as Scott Michael Johnson, 26, it was announced Wednesday, according toThe New York Times. Scott is the 1,642nd victim out of 2,753 who died in the 2001terrorist attackto be positively identified, theTimesreported. Scott worked on the 89th floor of the South Tower as a securities analyst at Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, according to the publication.

9/11 Victim’s Son 'Found Inspiration' in Dad’s Death to Help Others: 'I Know the Loss' (Exclusive)

Cheryl McDonnell and Michael McDonnell.Photo:Kevin McdonnellKevin McDonnell, 25, is an AmeriCorps alum and the son of Michael P. McDonnell, a victim of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In this personal essay for PEOPLE, McDonnell discusses why he encourages people his age and younger to perform acts of service.The morning ofSept. 11, 2001, broke gloriously across the East Coast, with clear sunny skies shining brightly over New York, Washington, D.C., and southern Pennsylvania.