Sept 11 firefighters fall for comrades’ widows
One spurned wife branded the phenomenon the fire department’s “dirty little secret”.
Many firefighters fell for the widows they were assigned to look after following the Twin Towers tragedy.
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Many firefighters fell for the widows they were assigned to look after following the Twin Towers tragedy.
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