22nd MEU returns from seven-month deployment

By Kimberly | Published: October 8, 2022

Sailors and Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, which includes USS Arlington, are home in Camp Lejeune, NC, after a seven-month deployment, reports Staff Sgt. Brittney Vella for DIVIDS. USS Arlington is the ship that honors the 184 people killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon and aboard AA Flight 77, the plane flown into the building by the terrorists.

During deployment, USS Arlington and the MEU liaised with military of Norway, Turkey, and others, and visited 14 countries over 29 port visits.

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Bill would mandate employers inform 9/11 survivors about relief

By Kimberly | Published: October 3, 2022

A bill that died in committee earlier this year,  Assembly Bill A9715A, would require certain businesses in Lower Manhattan to notify their past and present employees of their eligibility for the September 11th victim compensation fund.

Many people exposed to World Trade Center toxins are unaware that they may be eligible for healthcare, reports Kate Lisa for Spectrum News 1.

The bill’s sponsor, Assemblyman Nader Sayegh, hopes to reintroduce the bill.

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Town of Clarkstown honors FDNY Firefighter John Daniel Marshall, who was killed on 9/11

By Kimberly | Published: October 3, 2022

A street has been named for FDNY Firefighter John Daniel Marshall​ of Ladder 27.

The corner of Old Haverstraw Road and Westview Avenue is now John “Dan” Marshall Way, reports Jeff Edwards for New City Patch.

FF Marshall was on duty with Engine 23 on September 11, 2001. He was 35 when he died.

Video from the dedication ceremony can be viewed here.

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