Benjamin Clark: How this 9/11 hero died ... and lived

Twelve years ago, Benjamin Clark saved hundreds of lives in the South Tower.

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AT midnight every September 11, Elsie Clark hangs a banner on the fence alongside the front-yard memorial to her 39-year-old son who perished at the World Trade Center.

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Courts Features Place: South Tower Place: World Trade Center Place: New York Person: Benjamin Clark Person: Michael Daly Person: Elsie Clark Person: Clark Person: LaShawn Clark Person: Elsie Person: Taj Event: 9/11 Organisation: Fiduciary Trust Company Organisation: Marriott

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