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Ground Zero Memories and Fading Bonds | Rochester News
A rookie cop fresh out of the academy raced to Ground Zero on 9/11, where he spent months amid hauntingly precise recovery work—mapping body parts to floors. Now executive VP of the Rochester Police Locust Club, he’s watched his NYC academy buddies retire, a quiet reminder of time passing. Reconnecting in New York, they reflect on how their careers began with that day’s tragedy. Dondorfer honors not just first responders, but the steelworkers and crane operators who made search efforts possible—even if he didn’t wield blowtorches himself. He laments how the national unity forged after 9/11 is…
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