Paul Tegtmeier was one of my dad's best friends and they were with the Roosevelt Fire Department together. Its so wild hearing his name on social media 25 years later knowing how many lives he touched.
2026-09-13 22:57:54
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Lea Adair :
I turned on Howard Stern too… he said some awful things.. like everyone I cried the whole day, I still cry thinking about that day.
2026-09-13 08:15:24
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RustBeltRants :
I never heard this story about the prisoners. My god.
2026-09-13 15:24:41
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🇺🇸🌞Maga.Sunshine.47 :
The magnitude. A man , 25yrs later, choked up over sayn a cuss word. This is the 2nd interview ive seen men remembering the basic humanity of food bringing them to tears . The other was over water and PBJ sandwiches. Unimaginable. For them, I will never forget. Never.
2026-09-13 16:18:27
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AsToldByAmy :
My dad was a retired firefighter and he sobbed himself to sleep for at least a week aftwerwards, being unable to help. As an adult, I realize the heaviness that comes with their brotherhood.
2026-09-14 03:29:44
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Jazzy :
Never thought about the people in toll booths before 😭
2026-09-13 19:19:59
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Calli :
i remember being in the third grade and our teacher crying most of the day because she said her brother was supposed to be working in one of the towers that day...
2026-09-14 03:29:48
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MagicBananas :
that was my first thought was how many thousand of people were dead or die ..it was close to 50,000 people in both towers..
I was sick
2026-09-13 17:13:25
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authorkatiechill :
“I’m on medical leave I don’t have anyone to answer to.” Usually an excuse NOT to work and he used it to stay and keep helping. 😢 The prisoners bringing food really got to me. Damn.
2026-09-13 17:31:46
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Brett Yingling916 :
I was working in tile manufacturing running a kiln and I was listening to the Howard Stern show. at first I thought it was bit or some horrible joke. when I realized it was happening I went into my bosses office and told him. He was a local volunteer fire chief in Pennsylvania and he had a tv in his office. when he turned it on a bunch of us watched in silence. I will never forget that day.
2026-09-13 21:45:45
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P'Dub :
I love this guy. His full interview is on YouTube. Search Soft white Underbelly it's a long interview but it's worth it
2026-09-13 22:16:10
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The Cleaning Lady :
I remember everyone being told to stay off the phone to keep the phone lines from being too overwhelmed for people like him to get their important calls through in the midst of the chaos.
2026-09-13 21:44:54
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Eileen Forristall We :
25 years later it still makes me sick Just horrible
2026-09-14 00:26:51
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sarah :
You all are HEROS.
2026-09-13 12:47:33
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ᥫ᭡🐈 :
to donate blood😭 god my heart breaks every time
2026-09-14 07:30:00
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Chosen1 :
I was in 2nd grade I’ll never forget my teacher running out crying she had a family member in one of the towers
2026-09-14 03:32:52
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That_Boy_Sticks :
Patrick John Brown LDDR-3 Never will be forgotten
2026-09-14 09:42:11
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gabriel.holy :
I love this story 😭 so terribly sad yet so much unity
2026-09-14 03:21:42
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Michael's Exploratio :
Sad 😢💔🙏🏻🇺🇸
2026-09-13 18:15:14
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simonefaithwithfaith :
Salute to all Firefighters 🚒
2026-09-13 20:53:12
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Laura Dean :
What a story. Ty for sharing
2026-09-14 00:52:06
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Jenel Kosluk :
Howard i had on and i knew it was bad
2026-09-13 03:03:01
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Ali D :
God bless you!
2026-09-13 15:19:44
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Cynthia McAdam :
Awful.
2026-09-13 08:35:20
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Jeremy :
What word was it?
2026-09-14 06:08:43
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