Did you know that Guard Veteran did his part at Ground Zero, now he may be paying a price?

2015-09-29T18:19:11-04:00

Did you know that Guard veteran did his part at Ground Zero, now he may be paying a price?

More than 14 years after al-Qaida attacked this nation, the casualties of the war at home like Garrett Goodwin are still struggling with the aftermath.

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/guard-veteran-did-his-part-at-ground-zero-now-he-may-be-paying-a-price-1.370694

Garrett Goodwin is a casualty of al-Qaida’s war against the U.S.

Shortly after the jihadi organization turned aircraft into weapons, obliterating the World Trade Center in New York, hitting the Pentagon and crashing into a Pennsylvania field, Goodwin made the trip from Florida to Manhattan to help recovery efforts. He spent more than three weeks in the smouldering pile of twisted beams that was once the World Trade Center — the place where Pope Francis on Friday summoned the world to “unity over hatred.”

Now, Goodwin is paying the price.

It includes a stay, since last Tuesday, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he is desperately seeking help for the maladies he believes are a result of his time at Ground Zero.

Finally, after a health scare that started on the 14th anniversary of the attacks, Goodwin realized he needed greater medical attention.

There are many others like him — first responders who have became casualties of war by dint of their time searching the wreckage, first for survivors, then for remains.

Every day, there are more Garrett Goodwins, coming forward seeking help.

Guard veteran did his part at Ground Zero, now he may be paying a price

There are many others like Garrett Goodwin — first responders who have became casualties of war by dint of their time searching the wreckage of the World Trade Center, first for survivors, then for remains.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Sep 29 at 2015 6:21 PM

2015-09-29T18:21:25-04:00

No I did not know that Guard veteran did his part at Ground Zero and that now he may be paying a price COL Mikel J. Burroughs. It is sad that Garrett Goodwin is still struggling with the aftermath of the destructive attack against the USA on 9-1-2001.
I am glad to learn that more and more veterans like Garrett Goodwin are coming forward and seeking help.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2015 6:23 PM

2015-09-29T18:23:53-04:00

This administration is spiteful to those who they consider disloyal. I mean as far as rhetoric even while they can dispense their ad hoc justice unilaterally.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2015 6:25 PM

2015-09-29T18:25:31-04:00

All of those men, women, and dogs are heroes for their efforts to initially rescue and then find survivors and to continue their search until there was no hope left. We should be behind them 100% and follow their lead!

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Sep 30 at 2015 10:55 AM

2015-09-30T10:55:00-04:00

I lost a very good friend to the environmental toxins after 9/11 - he was my first study partner in Seminary, and he lived in Gramercy Park... Autoimmune disorders, respiratory failures and cancers are all part of this.

The list of 9/11 victims will continue to grow for years to come. It's a tragedy that people are suffering for their selflessness, but sadly this is what often happens...