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Visitors from around the world remember fallen 9/11 heroes

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  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 8:11 AM EDT2013-05-14 12:11:55 GMT
    Now that the top of the spire which sits on 1 World Trade Center is in place, the Port Authority is letting the public see the view from nearly 1,776 feet up.
    Now that the top of the spire which sits on 1 World Trade Center is in place, the Port Authority is letting the public see the view from nearly 1,776 feet up.
  • Tuesday, April 23 2013 10:02 PM EDT2013-04-24 02:02:14 GMT
    A Mount Sinai study revealed that cancer among 9/11 first responders is 15 percent higher than among people who were not exposed to the toxins at Ground Zero.
    A Mount Sinai study revealed that cancer among 9/11 first responders is 15 percent higher than among people who were not exposed to the toxins at Ground Zero.
  • Wednesday, April 17 2013 7:54 PM EDT2013-04-17 23:54:01 GMT
    New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner has identified the remains of a 55-year-old man who died in the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
    New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner has identified the remains of a 55-year-old man who died in the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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People have traveled from around the world to spend the Fourth of July at the September 11th Memorial. 

Visitors gathered at the 9/11 Memorial and for a woman from Michigan, being at the memorial was especially poignant and not because it was her birthday. 

"For me, 9/11 was devastating, it was very sad – being here, it brings back memories," said Gloria Korkoin. 

Korkoin lived in New York City nearly 40 years ago. 

"I watched the World Trade Center go up and when I was at my office in Michigan I saw them fall -- it was surreal," said Korkoin. 

Much further away was a family from Mumbai who was here for the first time.

I was in Mumbai when it happened. It was big news," said one member of the family. 

Traveling all the way from India, the family made it a point to be here on America's Independence Day. 

"That's the reason; we wanted to see it on this day." 

Another family that was visiting the memorial, their young son was too young to see the towers fall, but his emotions were mixed. 

"I'm happy because of the recovery, but I'm sad for those who died on 9/11," said 11-year-old Rohil Sheth. 

The ones who experienced 9/11 with their own eyes realize what this day is all about – our freedom. 

"I think every American and visitor should know what sacrifice was and it was a huge sacrifice," said Korkoin.

  • Manhattan NewsManhattan News

  • Monday, May 20 2013 6:44 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:44:36 GMT
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    Police arrested a man they say shot and killed a gay man after shouting homophobic slurs at him in Greenwich Village early Saturday morning.
  • Monday, May 20 2013 6:18 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:18:06 GMT
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    Officials say a man suffered minor injuries after falling out of a window onto the marquee of a Broadway theater.
  • Sunday, May 19 2013 10:57 PM EDT2013-05-20 02:57:40 GMT
    The federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department has no doubt where she stands with the government.
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