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Father Mychal Judge dies giving last rites
In brief
Father Mychal Judge died while giving last rites to a firefighter during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Judge served as a Franciscan chaplain for the New York Fire Department. He was carried by firefighters and rescue workers following the attacks that brought down the twin towers.
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