Remains of firefighter killed on 9/11 identified 18 years after attacks, honored on eve of anniversary
More remains of a firefighter who was killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have been identified —18 years after the world-changing tragedy that left thousands dead. A second funeral service was held for FDNY firefighter Michael Haub on the eve of the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Haub died in the south tower of the World Trade Center, the Uniformed Firefighters Association said in a statement. He was 34 years old. Haub was just finishing his shift at Ladder Company 4 in midtown Manhattan when the call came in about the attacks, and he rushed to respond.
His family honored him with a memorial service six months later, in March 2002, after the medical examiner identified his remains, which were found in the lobby debris of the south tower.
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Last week, the medical examiner was able to identify more of Haub’s remains retrieved from Ground Zero.
Haub had been a firefighter for two years when he was killed. He and his wife Erika had two children: Michael, who was 3 at the time, and Kiersten, who was 16 months old.
His children are now in their 20s and his wife has remarried. They gathered with family and friends for a service on Long Island to honor Haub again nearly two decades after his death — remembering a selfless first responder, who like too many others gave his life on 9/11.
