Sunday went down in the history books as New York's rainiest day ever. But while lots of New Yorkers stayed inside, a little rain couldn't keep everyone down. 

Postcard from Times Square

William Henderson retired from the FDNY one year after September 11th, 2001. He was one of the countless fireman who helped recover Ground Zero from the rubble following the attacks. William still suffers from sinusitis and has developed bronchitis. But in comparison to most he knows, William says, his situation isn't that bad at all. Even to this day, perfect weather reminds him of that Tuesday morning 10 years ago.

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Trish Heckman was a detective for the NYPD and was waiting for a friend at a restaurant near Chinatown when the planes hit. A man ran in saying, "Plane hit building! Plane hit building!" she said. Trish's husband was a firefighter and the two helped clean up the damage of 9/11. They saw each other two days after it all happened. Trish survived, but years after 9/11, her husband could not. Even to this day, the memories bring her to tears. 

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Trish Heckman

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