Firefighter Robert Curatolo
Ladder 16

Laid to Rest
on September 18, 2001

In a spontaneous moment, a firefighter reached into his pocket, pulled out a portable camera and snapped a photo of two comrades trudging forward through white smoke toward the remaining tower.

"They're walking back in, and they're just covered with rubble," said Billy Curatolo, a firefighter with Engine Co. 23, describing the photograph. His brother, Robert, is one of the men. "It's just an unbelievable picture. It shows his bravery."...(by Jo Craven McGinty/Newsday) See the entire Newsday Article

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