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The Flying New York Fireman Who Shined on 9/11

Never Forget

He defied death and gravity to selflessly protect New Yorkers until his final moments in the Twin Towers. Why Ronald Bucca’s legacy still reverberates—even at the hardest core of ISIS.

Michael Daly
Michael Daly 

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Michael Daly

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Special Correspondent

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