Teen laid low by Sept. 11 attacks became determined to serve; now, he's in Iraq

Todd Feirrell at age 15 in his civil air patrol uniform.

Sep 10, 2006 — A 15-year-old boy returned to his Fairview Township home on Sept. 11, 2001, and embraced his mother.
Todd Feirrell told her that, when he had been called to Red Land High School's office, he had asked a friend to walk with him.

Feirrell believed he might learn his Uncle Sam, who worked at the World Trade Center, was dead.

The family had just returned from its annual Labor Day weekend trip to New York City. Feirrell and his uncle had visited the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier. Feirrell was considering Air Force service. He had served in the Civil Air Patrol since age 11.

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