9/11 anniversary: Long Island remembers

9/11 anniversary: Long Island remembers

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  • Sept. 11

  • Tuesday, April 23 2013 10:02 PM EDT2013-04-24 02:02:14 GMT
    A Mount Sinai study revealed that cancer among 9/11 first responders is 15 percent higher than among people who were not exposed to the toxins at Ground Zero.
    A Mount Sinai study revealed that cancer among 9/11 first responders is 15 percent higher than among people who were not exposed to the toxins at Ground Zero.
  • Wednesday, April 17 2013 7:54 PM EDT2013-04-17 23:54:01 GMT
    New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner has identified the remains of a 55-year-old man who died in the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
    New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner has identified the remains of a 55-year-old man who died in the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
  • Thursday, April 4 2013 1:25 PM EDT2013-04-04 17:25:36 GMT
    The New York City Medical Examiner reports that remains potentially belonging to 21 people were recovered Wednesday at the World Trade Center site.
    The New York City Medical Examiner reports that remains potentially belonging to 21 people were recovered Wednesday at the World Trade Center site.
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Many of the people who paid their respects at a Long Island 9/11 ceremony included prayers for service men and women overseas.

Hundreds attended the event Tuesday at Point Lookout Beach in Hempstead.

Many stood in the sand.

Residents wrote messages and names of 9/11 victims on a panorama of the New York City skyline.

Levittown Fire Commissioner John Rottkamp remembered Fire Chief Ronald Cohen, who also was an FDNY lieutenant.

Rottkamp says Cohen was a great family man and a great fireman -- and he considers that the highest kind of honor.

"It's very solace. It brings me comfort to be here with these people," Rottkamp told Good Day NY.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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