Friar Michael Duffy: Mychal Judge’s body was the first one released from Ground Zero. His death certificate has the number “1” on the top. James Hanlon, former firefighter, FDNY: The first official casualty of the attack. Craig Monahan, firefighter, Ladder 5, FDNY: I think he wouldn’t have had it any other way. It was as if he took the lead—all those angels, right through heaven’s gates. That’s what it seemed like to us. If any of those guys were confused on the way up, he was there to ease the transition from this life to the next.
