US President George W. Bush (L), standing next to retired firefighter Bob Beckwith, 69, speaks to volunteers and firemen as he surveys the damage at the site of the World Trade Center 14 September 2001 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Paul RICHARDS (Photo by Paul J. RICHARDS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Feb 5

9/11 fireman Bob Beckwith, who stood beside President Bush at Ground Zero, dies at 91

President George W. Bush put his arm around firefighter Bob Beckwith and delivered a historic speech at Ground Zero, creating one of the defining images of 9/11.

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