Posted on 02/05/2024 11:29:24 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
Bob Beckwith, the retired firefighter who appeared in an iconic photo with President George W. Bush atop a fire engine at Ground Zero just three days after the Sept. 11 attacks, has died from Ground Zero-related cancer. He was 91.
Former Long Island Rep. Peter King (R-NY) announced Beckwith’s passing on Facebook Monday, hailing the veteran first responder as “an American icon who personified the best of the FDNY, New York and America at our most perilous moment.”
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RIP, but “Ground Zero-related cancer” at age 91 sounds a bit like Beau Biden dying from burn pits in Iraq.
Even more distant. I hope he was able to live with health until near the end.
I know someone with a really bad chronic lung condition from the dust at the 9/11 site, as he was working there.
His lungs are about ready to kill him.
Yes, RIP. George Bush told us Islam is “The Religion of Peace” though.
And instead of going after the people who really did it, he goes after Saddam for trying to kill his daddy.
Well stated.
You misspelled Saudi’s
Sounds like “died suddenly” to me.
/sarc rip
Wow that guy made it to 91.
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