Delayed Casualties from WTC

In Friday's edition of the Lykesboro Herald-Tribune was found an obituary for a young man of only 23. Unlike most obits for young men, there was no story on the front page about his death from crime or accident.

A friend told me later that he had spent time as a rescue worker at the World Trade Center back on 9/11. He must have breathed in a lot of that vile dust that blanketed lower Manhattan. He died of respiratory illness. His family and friends think it was caused by the dust. This can't be. Our government assured everyone that the dust was not toxic enough to cause serious illness.