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New York, Sep 9 (EFE/EPA).- Charlie Sullivan and Anne Marie Principe’s lives were changed forever the morning of the Sep. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, when two hijacked passenger planes were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City.Twenty years later they reflect on the impact the event has had not only on themselves, but thousands of others on the day that changed the world.Sullivan was a retired member of the New York Police Department when he was called up for duty. Amid an unprecedented mobilization in the wake of the attacks, and loyal to the oath to serve that he had taken earlier in his career, he joined recovery efforts at Ground Zero in Manhattan, positive that the task at hand was "important."He spent a week at the site and, as a result, for years he has been struggling with cancer and has suffered the loss of many friends. But, despite the hardships he has endured, Sullivan feels "grateful" for the "sunny days" he enjoys while looking at the rebuilt skyline 20 years later, and seeing "people happy again.”Principe was in New York when the air became "a massive cloud of dust and ash" on Sep. 11, which has since taken a toll on her health. She has survived complex neurosurgery and is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer.After her own Downtown-based company was affected by 9/11, she launched a grassroots movement to help small businesses recover, and later embarked on "a rough but incredible journey" to support emergency responders with the FealGood Foundation. The organization has played an important role in the passage of 13 bills in Congress, New York state, New Jersey and Michigan, as well as in providing economic relief to people facing health problems and other difficulties related to the attacks and their aftermath.Principe’s journey continues as the world remembers the attacks on their 20th anniversary. “We now have people that are passing in great numbers from their illnesses. And it's really important that the media of the world listen to those stories and help us find other people that may be out there,” she said. (Camera: WILL OLIVER).B-ROLL SHOT AT GROUND ZERO IN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US; IN JERSEY CITY AND WEEHAWKEN, NEW JERSEY, US.SOUND BITES: CHARLIE SULLIVAN, RETIRED MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ANNE MARIE PRINCIPE, 9/11 ADVOCATE (IN ENGLISH).

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