9/11 Stories: The Megna Family

[@lewisp1573]

Why isn't this series more popular? right now these stories are so important !!! Bless you for giving these people a voice

[@Man-in-the-green]

Controlled Demolition. God doesn’t exist.

[@lewisp1573]

@@Man-in-the-green I didn't claim either god was real or that it wasn't a controlled demolition. So much for being a "realist" and assuming what I meant with no mention of either thing. Idiot.

[@Castlependragon]

I've wondered the same thing because this is really profound. Hearing these experiences are hearing history from the voices who lived it..priceless

[@andyfoxy3140]

Meh....some people died......people die every day.

[@amy109]

@@andyfoxy3140 ok Omar 😒

[@kinetickutz]

Firefighters can work a whole career around smoke and be ok. The people at ground zero worked a few weeks or more and have laundry lists of illnesses. For them to say the air was safe is a literal crime against humanity. I hope things change and you get the help you deserve. Thank you for sharing.

[@NickyD]

even if they were told it wasnt they still would have worked on the pile anyway it was a lost lost situation

[@tiffprendergast]

@@NickyD yup

[@tiffprendergast]

Who said it was safe

[@amy109]

@@tiffprendergast there’s literally a video on here, search for it, of a woman with the government who said it was safe and “not toxic”. They lied

[@oldcollegecoed]

Firefighters use respirators and civilians don’t, and that might account for the problems the civilians are forced to deal with!

[@vonny10096]

Bless their Dad, he turned into "Dad " and yelled at them for not staying by his side, ..they were his little boys again....glad all four were ok.

[@linrogers4326]

It’s so heartbreaking, the illnesses the responders have. So sorry for you and your lovely family. I wish you all well.

[@annamarieh333]

This was so emotional for me. I’ll be praying for this family! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@AlexaMegna]

Thank you your prayers are much appreciated

[@Sweetie_PieLo]

Thank you for all you’ve done to help amplify their voices. You’re such a dignified woman and wonderful interviewer

[@lorenat05]

Thank you for your service, and all those that we lost that day, both physically and mentally. I pray for all those affected and your family's, your health and financial well being. God bless and protect you all.

[@jeannemurray1046]

May God bless you all through these terrible troubles. Thanks for your truthful comments. Your love for each other and your Dad is a great example of how to get through the worst in life.

[@erocko1551]

Wish this video can get 1 million views, feel for these brothers. God bless them

[@hammy6275]

We need to do better, we need to take care of all of our heros. Thank you for sharing your stories and experiences, which had to be painfully difficult to do. My heart aches for all of you. May you somehow find some inner peace, to live your best days ahead. We will never, ever forget!

[@SuzyMcCheese]

Wow. Your stories are like a movie. Unreal. You helped so much and no matter how bad things get, your instincts are still to help. My heart goes out to you. God bless you with continued strength to carry such a heavy weight on your shoulders. Thank you for doing a job not many could do. So glad you have each other.

[@carlesq.]

yes that is what they are unreal

[@LillianArch]

God bless them. Imagine them as little kids! Abandoned by our politicians. Lied to about the safety of working at Ground Zero is the height of disgraceful. I remember the day I saw that letter from C Rice. I didn't trust her. She still has her house and is a millionaire while these men who gave their time and energy have endured such trauma.

[@margiehenson2440]

Amen....!!!!!!!!!!

[@Sweetdrownsoda]

I can’t believe they said that Ground Zero was safe. Brutal.

[@NickyD]

because they were afaird that if they didnt nobody would clean ground zero up

[@tiffprendergast]

Who said that?

[@amy109]

@@tiffprendergast here’s a video talking about it. The chief of the EPA said it was safe. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKS3YmWenLJggtk

[@amy109]

@@NickyD and they desperately wanted to open Wall Street back up too. Total corruption.

[@AlexaMegna]

@@tiffprendergast the government

[@amberslilrose3954]

I watched the whole thing. One spot was muted.. I wish we could listen, uncensored. I want to hear everything they have to say! Thank you guys, for helping that day. I appreciate you so much.

[@catmeow333]

This is heartbreaking on many levels. I wasn’t in the city on 9/11 but I have battled unrelated chronic illness for years. I think, “where’s all these miracles of modern medicine I hear about”? There is a medical care crisis in this country which has become epic especially since the pandemic. (my neuropsychiatrist closed his practice one day without notice. I’ve called no less than 8 doctors, none of which are taking new patients.) It’s a different frustration but the same useless engine is under the hood. Society doesn’t owe me, but society DOES owe you. We somehow have to put aside all the bullshit rhetoric so popular now and come up with some help. You guys are hero’s and I will never forget how it has cost you.

[@margiehenson2440]

YOU GUY'S. PORT-AUTHORTHY.....AND. THE. REST...O.M.G. ......!!! YOU ARE. MY. HERO'S......I. DID. NOT EVEN KNOW. HOW. THIS. LAUNDRY. LIST. OF. SICK,BREATHING. PROBLEM'S

[@hardcorehunter9438]

@@margiehenson2440 Learn some basic english at least. Good Lord.

[@scotsman6712]

@@hardcorehunter9438 hope you're feeling better now,mate.

[@514BMXJay]

@@hardcorehunter9438 some people were born in places that dont speak english believe it or not. This person or bot might know 3 languages before english.. all caps is inexcusable tho.

[@maryhorn2028]

These guys health problems and their employers not wanting to take care of them $ and medical bills. That is just immoral!

[@Jones4Leather]

It really sucks that those who willingly risked their health to do an awful job have been treated so poorly by the government. I think you guys were exactly right that the cleanup was accomplished under hazardous conditions that were ignored in part because the cleanup was necessary and because the heartfelt motivation of the first responders and metal workers made it easy to find enough people to do it well and quickly. Any health care professional can see the high risks even without knowing the exact components of the smoke, ash, and pulverized materials in the air. Disability benefits from the government are deliberately administered to force people to fight for benefits even when they clearly qualify, which reduces the number who prevail just from the extra effort required. It is ironic that the major insurance companies that lost most of their WTC employees were leading consultants in workmen's comp cost control for corporations.

[@margiehenson2440]

YOU GUY'S. ARE. THE. REAL. DEAL. REAL. HERO'S WOW!!!!

[@MissBe737]

You all deserve so much more.

[@kellykellykelly1850]

God bless you and your family Mike. Thank you so much for sharing and reliving these events. #neverforget

[@lisaslaymaker7303]

These stories are so heartbreaking, thank you so much for highlighting their plight and giving them this platform. They’re experiences so desperately need to be heard. My heart goes out to every single one of the people affected 💔🥺

[@NJBeachlover1]

God bless your family. I keep you all in my prayers. On 9/11, I lived over the border in NJ. We could see the towers burning from our home. I distinctly remember late in the afternoon on 9/11, our fire department drove through our streets announcing by loud speaker to close our windows. Obviously, our town knew enough to realize the air quality was dangerous. I can’t imagine what these workers are dealing with… it’s heartbreaking….

[@claudettescheitel6278]

To the Menga Family; I hope and pray that you get your needs met. It's infuriating!

[@AlexaMegna]

The megna family thanks you !

[@maryhorn2028]

The giant hole in the road. The airplane tire on the street. Whole bodies that hadn’t been in the buildings…dead. Huge pieces of glass coming down as they walked. Aweful!

[@MissSunriseDawn]

Oh wow. It's so heartbreaking that these men (and the other men and women that were at Ground Zero) risked their lives to help others and no aspect of their lives has been left unchanged because of it. They're all heroes, and they deserve the best.

[@nanfrostsfashionfocusstyle6250]

The monastery is not crazy. I get it. I am so sorry for you and your brothers. I hope you get the help you deserve.

[@BEVERYCUMMINS]

they are all young and deserve lifetime care and their Father is pretty affected with a heart attack too. God Bless Them and we thank them for their sacrifice and it's like they are victims and should be added on as victims of 9/11/01 . I will pray for them for help , support , and recognition for the rest of their lives . They lied to them . They are heroes forever just like a soldier in the military .

[@tiffprendergast]

There’s an area to remember them

[@PinkPatriot]

I feel so bad for this family. All the health issues at such a young age. More needs to be done for the survivors! We all know this was a gov attack on it citizens not a foreign terror attack. I’m so so sorry.

[@ssoozee]

I was a print reporter living in Washington state when 9/11 happened. I had to check the photos that came through the AP (Associated Press) electronic newsfeed. I viewed page after page of the devastation (before the Internet or KZbin got a hold of the images). I worked endless hours localizing the story to help us understand the impact the tragedy had on us. The attack happened on a Tuesday and I’d held it together but by late Friday night, as I drove home after putting the paper “to bed”, I cried and cried and cried. I went home, crawled into bed and continued to cry. My husband was wonderful. I will never forget the fine details in the first photos of the jumpers; I could see every line in the soles of their shoes, the buttons on their shirts, the fabric patterns in their clothes. It was unbelievably gut-wrenching and I couldn’t believe anyone could have a heart black enough to cause such far-reaching, unfathomable devastation. So many of these video stories help us understand the people and personal experiences behind the tragedy. Thank you for these videos; they are now part of our 9/11 collective history and help put the events in perspective.

[@gloriasmestad3803]

My husband’s family was living in northern NJ, so when we went there for Christmas in 2001, we went into NYC one day. Coming from California, where air quality could sometimes be a factor-and we paid attention to those reports-when we got into Manhattan, we could tell the air quality was bad then, in December. The very least that they should have done is tell people to wear construction masks in NYC. I wonder what the actual air quality reports really said about southern Manhattan’s air quality??

[@ElsasPet]

Your father sounds like a great man, someone who truly cares about others and not himself. I'm glad he didn't have to go through losing his sons in the attacks on 9 11

[@Tom68446]

I'm sorry for all what you guys have had to go through with your health issues! Thank you for your services to America! I know that doesn't bring your health back or any lives lost but I care! I just wish you all the best because you're the best 🙏🌇🌆🌃🗽💖✌🙏

[@samanthaglorioso8440]

I remember when that letter came out that the air was fine at the pile. What a crock! I live in California and I could see from 3,000 miles away that the air was crap and had to be toxic. Everything that was those buildings and was in those buildings was pulverized and hanging in the air, and all those people working there breathing that crap in... and to say that air was ok to breathe? Criminal! I am sorry for your suffering, and I am sorry you still have to struggle for every penny, while billionaires got richer with a tax break they didn't need. I will be writing to my congresspeople to remind them you still need help. Thanks for producing these stories. Eye opening!

[@setharp]

If any of these guys are watching, you guys take care and take care of each other. God bless.

[@mothershelper1981]

Heartwrenching.

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

What an absolutely heartbreaking story about survival and mistreatment by our government. Here's an entire family all fighting a myriad of severe life-threatening health issues. All they request is to be treated with respect and receive care and financial aid. To be forced to retire in your 30s and then treated like they are is shameful. May GOD bless. May GOD provide His strength, love, patience and peace.

[@melanienewhouse7224]

Thank you for sharing your story

[@MegaVthompson]

In my opinion, the government isn’t taking care of you because they are waiting for people to expire and then become nonexistent! I’m so very sorry to hear of your conditions and I understand where your anger comes from! I will pray for the three of you as I know you are living through hell on earth. A special heartfelt gratitude, respect, and admiration for stopping your daily routine on that day to help and retrieve the humans that were trapped! May God hold you in his arms. 🙏🏽😔

[@lindahope8849]

Much love and prayers Brethren Amen God bless Humanity Amen🎗🎗 😪💙💚♥️ 🙏

[@nancycarvalhais3641]

Insights like no other. Puts everything into perspective.😢

[@mariannepfly1906]

You guys are brave telling everyone your story and about your lives. So many people must be so mad on your behalf, it’s pathetic really what has happened to people like you guys. American healthcare is a disgrace really, shameful for such a ‘rich’ nation.

[@freddie7259]

My uncle was a Newark, NJ police officer he pass away he was one of many NJ police officers that went down to ground zero his name was Efrain Velazquez he had kidney cancer but died of a massive hart attack RIP🙏

[@mitzimcewan9124]

So sorry for your loss

[@vicky1rn52]

This is so heartbreaking💔 this family of me went in to help anyway they can and now they have to live with these devastating health issues for the rest of their lives💔

[@margiehenson2440]

👌 WOW!!!!!!NEW. YORKER'S. ARE. THE TOP OF THE HAT!!!!!! CHANGED. ME. FOREVER....

[@eileenrobbins8430]

I want to thank these three brothers for sharing their stories. I am so sorry for what our government has not done to protect their health. You all gave everything you had to help clean up one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. It was dangerous enough with the fires and falling debris and dead body parts. But to be lied to about the dust and air quality was a different story. Now that so many are poisoned from it, they don't want the word to get out and take responsibility for it. Shame on them for for being so small to not being able to admit to this one fault. I understand it was early back then and they may have " assumed" the air was safe. However, for the united states not to pay for each and every person who became sick from helping clean up from a terrist attack is completely disgraceful. We should have have taken care of every single person who put their life on the line to clean up the rubble and lost lives. I will be glad if a petition comes around for the general population to sign to support you all. God bless each of you. I send all my prayers and blessings to help you heal and thank you from the bottom of my heart for who you did those days. I am glad you and your dad were kept safe.❤❤

[@terryheatwole6153]

It occurs to me that the homeless guy directing traffic very likely was a homeless veteran whose training kicked in. I would place money on that.

[@CarrieHall]

The inclusion of medical Marijuana as part of the protocol for healing is such a huge blessing. May these brothers and all other first responders and those affected have healing and peace. God bless all our New York brothers and sisters. ❤

[@laurad324]

Anyone that helped down there or was a victim should be taken care of for life!

[@joan3347]

Those in power in in the selfish, greedy institutions are going to suffer for all eternity. You boys will be in paradise. Howard Storm on KZbin is a testament to this.

[@alejandrogarciaskeeplollke3269]

I'm very frustrated just to hear these men health problems they deserve better I'm happy cannabis is at least making them comfortable for the moment thank God for your service we don't deserve all these brave people that sacrificed themselves 🙏

[@babettelenz7995]

God bless you!

[@denisedickens5531]

I pray these brothers find peace. They did the right thing and they pay the price. Was the doctors down at ground zero ? makes me so mad..

[@lizzypop2628]

Chris Megna has got that spirit!!!👏🏻😂

[@ellabella6099]

Wow 😮 this story is shocking . I’m in the UK so never knew what these first responders went through and are going through because of 9/11 . Absolutely heartbreaking 💔

[@SittingWithDogs]

I know there’s pockets of people that are suffering from 9/11 illnesses that aren’t being covered. Hearing stories like this confirms that. I hope & pray the foundation that the Battalion Chief that was 1rs on the scene works for can help expand the resources to the people being overlooked. I wish I could remember that Chiefs name

[@colleenfrank1678]

Is there a way to see if I’m a match? I would be honored to help this hero

[@margiehenson2440]

YOU ALL ARE TO YOUNG. FOR. THIS. LAUNDRY LIST. OF. HORRID. 😫 SICK. CONDITION'S.......!!!! WOW

[@Queen-of-Swords]

So sorry, you paid the ultimate price for helping out down there. You are good people, regular guys. Still, nobody deserves this, good OR bad. I have some similar problems, in particular Sleep Apnea. You may have noticed your anxiety improved a little when this was treated at last. Untreated SA really makes anxiety worse. The struggle to get health problems adequately addressed is one I have faced so often in the UK, with our socialised medicine. Yes it is great everyone gets "free" at point of demand care, so if you are in a RTA that's where it pays. If you have a chronic disease, then they are just pinching pennies, you will not get the newest drugs, you may die in the gutter so long as it is cheap to them. Having to prove that 9/11 caused some of your ailments, well, that sucks. But its like all government stuff, they don't want pay, its all down to $$$$. In the UK disabled people face jumping through rings of fire to prove they are worthy of welfare. I was talking to my oldest daughter this afternoon, I told her human beings are a parasitic life form. The ones at the top, milk the ones at the bottom. What god damn bird do you know pays a once a month fee for the right to live peacefully in its nest ffs? Like many people I have thoughts about whether this was planned, or at least "allowed to happen". I'm very suspicious of governments. It isn't appropriate to bring that discussion here, though. It is always the little people who suffer most. Take care brothers. x

[@joanmanning198]

I've just found these videos and this story really got to me. It's been 2 years since this was recorded, have these men found any organization that will help them financially to cover their medical costs? If so, I would like to donate to that organization.

[@AlexaMegna]

My dad is mike, his kidney disease is still not certified. The last two years have been rough for him he almost died twice. His dialysis ended up failing and he had to switch to hemodialysis and is waiting to get a kidney transplant

[@joanmanning198]

@@AlexaMegna I wanted to donate to a charity that is helping first responders with their medical expenses. I was hoping that by now they would be covering more illnesses as the list seems much broader than first realized. I ended up donating to the Ray Pfeiffer Foundation since it says it helps first responders with their medical expenses. If there is another organization that is a better choice, please let me know. I am so sorry your father is going through such hardships. 😔

[@sherricox875]

Bless all!!

[@sherylmurphy9228]

I just have one question With all the heat, crumbled cement, torn bodies, burnt bodies how in the world could the jet tire still be visible and or recognizable? I have heard at least three references in your videos (excellent videos by the way) about people remembering seeing that.

[@sherylmurphy9228]

The searing heat had to of destroyed everything, even jet parts??

[@TheFriendlyViking]

Bc landing gear is one of the heaviest parts of the plane and parts of it probably went through the building when the plane hit, saving it from burning or slamming through anything except for office furniture and glass. Tires are also strong, given their function. Just my take on it.

[@kirkhunter146]

The tire/landing gear was not at Ground zero, there are videos showing it. It landed near some scaffolding two blocks away. It can be seen as a huge orange blob shooting out after the second pane impact.

[@ellabella6099]

@@kirkhunter146yes you can see it shoot out of the other side of the building when it first hit .

[@mitzimcewan9124]

This is so sad and frustrating

[@kelraven]

I’ve been watching a lot of these stories. I feel so much for these heroes. I hear over and over how these ppl believed their government and couldn’t imagine they were being lied to about the safety of the air quality. Here we are in 2021 with yet another lie being told about the safety of these vaccines. But again I hear over and over that we need to trust what the government is telling us. We need to listen to these heroes and learn the lesson that they weren’t able to.

[@AlexaMegna]

I couldn’t have said it better myself

[@sallydorsey1851]

They should make movie about this familj

[@judithniles2827]

I agree. But the "so called big box office won't make it a movie unless "they" can recieve huge royalties from it. And these men are so right, America doesn't care.

[@mikexxxmilly]

What were the horns sounding? That weird

[@Sweetdrownsoda]

Warning that a building was coming down, wasn’t it?

[@laurad324]

Heartbreaking

[@judithniles4229]

Hey Mark, never ask what comes next...you won't like the result.

[@148ESTHER]

Heroes

[@laurad324]

Every signal US Citizien deserves free health care . Period

[@HeatherRose2023]

And who should pay for it? Socialized medicine is a disaster, just like every other socialized program. Free food, free housing, free clothing, free education. Where does it end? Grow the hell up and face reality…nothing in life is free. Own some personal responsibility…get a job and take care of yourself. That’s the path to freedom.

[@chipbroadhead4445]

Hearing him talk, he's saying he got to the site after PM.

[@eleonoracasula1836]

Casey neistat told in one of his video that he was directing traffic that day...He might look an homeless at that time😅

[@Aletha30]

lmao

[@madeleinejohnston4790]

PRAISE ALMIGHTY GOD FOREVER AND EVER, IN THE PRECIOUS NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR, AMEN

[@boudicaastorm4540]

You guys have every right to be angry about all these health issues that the government you were serving doesn't even want to lift a finger to compensate you for. That's absolutely ridiculous.

[@siobanethier]

Where’s Erin Brockovich?

[@olgatrilogymartin3143]

Wish this day never happend

[@davepowell7168]

The inside job defies belief

[@soniagreen2315]

Does anyone know if he got a kidney transplant in time ? Hope so.

[@AlexaMegna]

He hasn’t gotten the kidney transplant yet

[@soniagreen2315]

@@AlexaMegna Aw no. I'm sorry to hear that.

[@AlexaMegna]

@@soniagreen2315 hopefully soon though he did find a donor just waiting to schedule the surgery

[@kirstyhesketh7674]

❤

[@tasidasilva7897]

my friends mom volunteered at ground zero and got brain/breast cancer....sadly passed away.

[@AlexaMegna]

I’m so sorry !

[@Great-Documentaries]

And listing to a pothead who barely passed high school and who hasn't worked a honest day in 15 years give his medical opinion on weed is just disgusting. Us taxpayers pay for that loser to smoke weed all day.

[@AlexaMegna]

He passed Highschool, they all did. And all were cops for more than 15 years . Maybe you need school because clearly you have a hard time paying attention. If you were sick you’d do anything to make yourself feel better. My father and two uncles are very sick I’ve watched my father completely deteriorated right before my very eyes and I don’t wish that on anyone not even you. So maybe keep your dumb comments to yourself and educate and humble yourself alittle bit.

[@Kid_Kootenay]

I watched this then watched 9/11 102 minutes that changed the world, 47:25 minutes in you can see the guy directing traffic and people wearing the camo pants that one of the Megna brothers describe in this interview. its a little detail but it seems to tie things together if that makes sense lol

[@kfrancis1872]

So many lives changed forever...it just makes no sense.