
The Unseen Cost of Ground Zero | California News
Published: September 10, 2026
Duration: 1:53
Retired Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman recounts leading Bay Area firefighters to Ground Zero after 9/11, facing terror, loss, and the haunting aftermath—70% of his team later battled cancer and respiratory illness. Yet he stands unshaken, proud he’d do it all again, though forever changed by the devastation. Now, as the 25th anniversary nears, he’s crafting a memorial from World Trade Center granite to honor the fallen—and remind us: true heroism includes the long, unseen recovery that follows.
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