Many times band members knew the dead firefighter and needed to join the grieving.

This time, the service was interrupted by the wails of the dead firefighter's 2-year-old son.

The dead firefighter's name was not immediately released.

The towers had collapsed, leaving 343 firefighters dead or missing.

He also praised the city's decision to continue paying the salaries of the dead firefighters, at overtime rates, long after Sept. 11.

Attorneys for some of the families of the dead firefighters said they had not sufficiently reviewed the report to make any judgments.

In his mail are letters from the families of missing or dead firefighters who say that he is in their prayers.

Four of the dead firefighters worked with Engines 301 and 304.

Benefit funds were also quickly established for the families of the three dead firefighters.

Few people can attach a face, or even a name, to the hundreds of dead firefighters and police officers.