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Why There Will Be a New Moment of Silence at This Year's Ground Zero Ceremony
The added bell recognizes the growing toll of 9/11-related illnesses, which have killed thousands more than the attacks did, officials said.
- For the first time, the annual 9/11 commemoration ceremony at Ground Zero will include a seventh moment of silence tomorrow, honoring thousands who have died from diseases linked to exposure at the site.
- Close to 25 years later, more people have died from 9/11-related illnesses than were killed on the day itself, making the seventh moment a recognition of the evolving toll of the tragedy.
- Leah Betso, whose father Officer James Betso of the New York City Police Department died from brain cancer in 2015, said the inclusion means "having my dad's story along with all the other stories acknowledged as a part of the entire 9/11 story."
- The World Trade Center Health Program provides medical monitoring and free treatment for 9/11-related conditions; medical director Michael Crane estimates around 400,000 people qualify as survivors who should seek evaluation.
- Michael O'Connell, a former probationary firefighter diagnosed with sarcoidosis in 2007, hopes the 25th anniversary and new moment of silence serve as "a renewed opportunity to spread the word" about available health resources.
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Ground Zero Ceremony Adds 7th Moment of Silence
Friday's 9/11 ceremony at Ground Zero will include an extra moment of silence. For the first time, a sevenh moment will be taken to honor the thousands who have died in the years since the attacks from illnesses held to the toxic last and debris of the World Trade Center...
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New 9/11 moment of silence this year will honor victims of toxic exposure
More people have died from Sept. 11-related illnesses than the 2,977 that died the day of the attacks, according to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. This year, a new moment of silence will honor those who lost their lives in the years after the terror attacks.
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