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The Story of an Unsung 9/11 Hero

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Benjamin Clark saved hundreds of lives in the South Tower. But he wasn’t a firefighter or a cop.

At midnight every September 11, Elsie Clark hangs a banner on the fence alongside the front-yard memorial to the 39-year-old son who perished at the World Trade Center.

“In Loving MemoryBenjamin Keefe Clark9/11/01”

The son was not a firefighter or a police officer.

He was a chef.

But a morning that began with him...

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