September 11 Memorial: Remembering the victims who died at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania

James Amato

Age: 43

Hometown: Ronkonkoma, N.Y., USA

Occupation: Firefighter, New York Fire Department

Location: Ground, World Trade Center

Source: The Washington Post, AP and washingtonpost.com

The profiles in this feature were written in the months following Sept. 11, 2001.

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