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The Memorial Wall at the 9/11 Responders Remembered Park became a reality only by the persistence of Feal and his FealGood Foundation. It is designed exclusively to honor and recognize the first responders who have died in the aftermath of 9/11. It includes police, fire, rescue, other emergency workers and many volunteers who labored for months in the cleanup and were later sickened. It is separate from the many memorials and monuments in the city, including the official National September 11 Memorial and Museum that includes the names of those who died in the immediate wreckage. Feal, a demolition supervisor, was badly injured during cleanup work there, losing part of his left foot when it was crushed by an 8,000 pound piece of steel. 

He spends much of his time now advocating for others. He and his foundation played a prominent role in pressing Congress to extend the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. He spends much of his day pouring over obituaries, finding those 9/11 workers who never registered with the WTCHP, and others that did but moved away and died years later. His vetting process is intense. He spends his time looking for fallen heroes to add to the Memorial, which includes the words Courage, Honor and Sacrifice atop each column. As always, the latest annual reading of names is the first Saturday after 9/11. “This park is like a book when you see the names,” he said. “But it’s like a book that has no ending. Not for a very long time.”

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