We're not leaving
Subtitle: 9/11 responders tell their stories of courage, sacrifice, and renewal
By: Benjamin J. Luft
Publisher: Greenpoint Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780983237020
Subjects: Personal narratives; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Terrorism
Other titles: We are not leaving
Description: We're not leaving is a compilation of powerful first-person narratives told from the vantage point of World Trade Center disaster workers: police officers, firefighters, construction workers, and other volunteers at the site.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Caught in the collapse. We're not leaving: Carol, NYPD, one of the first officers on the scene; title: Run for your life: Philip, NYC Department of Buildings inspector, found himselrf amid chaos after assessing damaged buildings; title: Am I dead?: Jack, NY, Presbyterian Hospital, Director of EMS, accompanied his crew to the burning towers; title: They were all killed: Michael, NYPD, thirty-one-year veteran who was on his beat at the World Trade Center during the attacks; title: Lucky to be alive: Robert, accountant and veteran Long Island volunteer firefighter, left his Manhattan office to guide the injured to safety; title: Where are the patients?: Marvin, paramedic, escaped the first collapse, then the second; title: She saved me: Tyree, Supreme Court officer, survived the collapse of tower 2 with burn victim Doris; title: pt. 2. Looking for survivors. Searching for my brother: James, volunteer firefighter, searched for Linc, a brother firefighter; title: Digging with our hands: John, FDNY, captain and thirty-three-year veteran who lost many friends; title: Ironworkers desperately needed: John, ironworker, describes the role of union workers at the site; title: Cutting and torching: Demetrius, welder, applied his skills to assist in the rescue effort; title: The rescue dogs: Thomas, police officer and K-9 handler, speaks of the impact on the dogs and their human handlers; title: It was the best sunrise: Richard, Nassau County ESU, helped rescue Port Authority cop John McLoughlin; title: pt. 3. Recovery, recovery, recovery. I didn't deserve thanks: William, corrections officer, guarded a firehouse that lost almost all of its men; title: Am I a ghost?: Steve, telecommunications worker, reveals the spiritual impact of his experiences at Ground Zero; title: Couldn't pull myself away: Ronald, construction worker, a native Guyanan driven by his strong patriotism for America; title: The art of cleanups: Christopher, disaster cleanup, cleaned up hazardous contaminants; title: The dump: Michael, NYPD, recounts the horror of the Staten Island landfill; title: Hope was all we could give: Anthony, NYPD, was unprepared to deal with victims' families at the Bereavement Center; title: Burn-out: William, NYPD, the disaster was the coup de grâce of his career as an ESU officer; title: We hid and cried: Christine, NYPD, describes the emotional challenges confronting the responders; title: pt. 4. The responders need help. The hands that heal: Terese, massage therapist, soothed first responders with medical massages; title: The church of refuge: Arthur, podiatrist, organized a makeshift clinic at St. Paul's Chapel; title: Faith renewed: Michael, NYPD, describes his spiritual descent and reawakening; title: To see it with your own eyes: Rafael, NYPD, stresses the importance of memorializing 9/11; title: It just builds up: Glen, NYPD, speaks to the long-term effects of his experiences as an ESU officer; title: The ugly branches: John, demolition, injured in the first week and became a forceful advocate for responders; title: pt. 5. Renewal. The smell of death: Frank, psychiatrist, worked closely with responders on site and afterwards; title: Providing peer assistance: Bill, NYPD, founder of POPPA, the Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance; title: Learning lessons the hard way: Micki, union organizer, fought for responders' rights for adequate health care; title: A beacon of goodness: Father Mike, priest, comforted parishioners who lost loved ones on 9/11; title: A community of faith: Reverend Harris, priest, transformed his church into a refuge for first responders; title: A widow's love.