Fighting to Live as the Towers Died (Gift Article)

Free link again. Messed it up the first time www.nytimes.com/2002/05/26/n...

all these years after reading it, this still remains one of the greatest pieces of journalism ever committed

I remember read this at the time. It’s the only one I remember reading. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2002/05/26/n...

Totally missed this was 24 years old when I read it - an extraordinary piece of journalism revealing the selflessness and humanity of victims and the senselessness of the violence www.nytimes.com/2002/05/26/n...

I go into an emotional tailspin every 9/11 since that awful day. www.nytimes.com/2002/05/26/n...

read the 2002 story today and *this* is how I actually learned the man's name. www.nytimes.com/2002/05/26/n...

“A gray shape on the horizon. An airplane, flying past the Statue of Liberty. The body of the United Airlines jet grew larger until he could see a red stripe on the fuselage. Then it banked and headed directly toward him.” Fighting to Live as the Towers Died (2002) www.nytimes.com/2002/05/26/n...

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Turns out @charlesarthur.bsky.social reminded me of an incredible bit from reporting the NYTimes did in 2002. I wonder if they could pull off a similar piece today? When I think of the towers I often think of this group: those on the top floors, 70% of whom did not survive.

September 11 www.nytimes.com/2002/05/26/n...