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Society‘I gave up my life to care for my father’: How 9/11 shaped a son’s sense of duty and life trajectory

Alessandro Stravato recalls witnessing the second plane hit the World Trade Center from Arthur Ashe Stadium before rushing to find his father, who worked at City Hall. His father survived, but his health deteriorated over the years; in 2015, as he was dying of cancer, he told Alessandro to “stay strong.”

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‘I gave up my life to care for my father’: How 9/11 shaped a son’s sense of duty and life trajectory
‘I gave up my life to care for my father’: How 9/11 shaped a son’s sense of duty and life trajectorySociety