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April 13, 2006
Autopsy Confirms NYPD Detective Died As A Result of Rescue and Recovery Work at Ground Zero
Much the same way the U.S. government denied the chemical defoliant Agent Orange was the cause of widespread deaths and cancer among military personnel returning from Viet Nam, the City of New York and the New York City Police Department have repeatedly refused to recognize that hundreds, if not thousands, of rescue and recovery workers, who toiled at Ground Zero, are now seriously ill or dying from the effects of exposure to the toxic cloud that hung over the area for weeks following the terrorist attacks 9/11.
Any such admission by the City and the NYPD would have far reaching effects since it would potentially force the re-classification of disability pensions and death benefits due to the injured police officers or their survivors.
Posted by Michelle at April 13, 2006 11:43 AM