One Man Got To Hear These Words From His Sons Before They Died On 9/11

John Vigiano Sr. is a retired New York City firefighter, and both of his sons followed him into service — Joe as a police detective and John Jr. as a firefighter. John Sr. lost both of his boys on September 11, 2001. Here’s what he remembers about that day, animated by StoryCorps.

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Sep 10, 2014

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