Regardless, almost 20 years after 9/11, a picture of Secret Service Fleetwoods may feel like a little window in America more than ever, as it did before those terrorist attacks that also had irreversible effects on the rest of the world. It’s also a reminder of everything that was lost that day, well beyond all the cars in a garage. A total of 2,977 people were killed in New York City and Washington, DC, including first responders who sped for the twin towers after the aircraft crashed. Many of those who helped with the rescue and subsequent cleanup, as well as other bystanders, were left with debilitating and sometimes fatal health complications.
A Secret Service agent, Craig Miller, died in the attacks. Miller, who was also a U.S. Army veteran, reportedly died after rushing to the scene to help. His remains were only identified in 2014, underscoring the long-lasting effects of 9/11.
“It was very difficult because [Miller] is one of us and could have been any of us, even if I didn’t know him personally, “Damian Schwartz, another Secret Service agent, told ABC News in a 2018 interview after returning to work in New York City had field office now located in the new building of World Trade Center 7, which opened in 2006, reassuringly. “
We here at The War Zone are glad the Secret Service decided to share these interesting pictures and are grateful for the actions of its staff, among many, many others, on that fateful day nearly two decades ago.
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