9/11 First Responders: 'We're Dead Men Walking'

'More than five years after the 9/11 terror attacks, the full impact of that day is still unknown. First responders who rushed into the collapsing buildings are dealing with health issues they believe could be just the tip of the iceberg. CBS 2 spoke to many who now say they are dead men walking.

First responders charged toward ground zero on the morning of Sept.11, 2001, united in their mission. "I saw the second plane hit, both towers come down," Vito Valente said. "It went from day to night." "When things are at their very worst is when we are at our very best," Mike McCormack added. "It subsequently changed my life forever." Today, seven out of every 10 suffer from respiratory disease. And that's just the beginning.'

All they need is a BBC documentary about them and they'll realise they don't have any problems at all.

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