As America commemorates the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the acts of heroism in the face of unimaginable horror must be preserved because one day there will be no eyewitnesses left to tell us what happened. This is one of those moments: #FDNY firefighter John Morabito was driving toward the World Trade Center when he felt something “slippery and soft” beneath the tires of his fire truck. Then came the horrifying realization: “This is people. We’re running over people.” Moments later, Morabito saw a man emerge from One World Trade Center completely engulfed in flames. His hair was gone. His skin was “dripping like wax.” Morabito and his fellow firefighters rushed to extinguish the flames. Alongside them was a Hatzolah volunteer ambulance and its responders. Hatzolah EMTs and paramedics treated the critically burned patient and expedited his removal to the hospital. The man, burned over 85% of his body, somehow survived. But that decision to stop, treat and rapidly transport him had another extraordinary consequence. It most likely saved the lives of Morabito, his fellow firefighters and the Hatzolah responders themselves. As Morabito later recalled: “He saved my life, this guy. And he probably saved the life of these ambulance drivers as well.” On a morning when thousands were desperately fleeing Lower Manhattan, hundreds of Hatzolah responders were racing toward the World Trade Center from across New York, treating the wounded and transporting them to safety. Twenty-five years later, Morabito’s testimony preserves an often unsung chapter of September 11th: Hatzolah first responders working shoulder to shoulder with New York’s Finest and Bravest amid unimaginable horror. They were there. They saved lives. And in saving this one patient, their own lives may have been saved. For those of us who were there that morning, who witnessed firsthand the horror, the fear and the extraordinary heroism, accounts like Morabito’s carry a particular weight. They are memories we have an obligation to preserve. Future generations should know who ran toward danger when everything was on the line. This too is part of the history of September 11, 2001. #Neverforget #September11