JACKSON — Retired New York City Fire Department fireman Dave Tanzman, 60, was in Jackson last weekend, visiting his brother John and his wife, Bridget, joining in on some tennis on the clay courts of the Jackson Tennis Club.
The tragedies of 9/11 in many ways seem like a long time ago — but the shock has never left him, as has been the case with all who lived through the horrors of that fateful day.
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