Monthly Archive for: ‘September, 2011’
Mothers Of Black Firefighters Killed On 9/11 Fight To Keep Their Sons’ Memories Alive
The years haven’t much eased Irene Smith’s pain. Some days are good, she says. Some less so. But her son, Leon W. Smith Jr., is always on her mind. It was Leon Smith’s dream to become a firefighter, Smith said. Growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., …
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