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Survivor of both the attacks on the World Trade Center shares his stories

Brynn Blizzard, Assistant Opinion Editor • April 19, 2016
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Neil LaCasse, a former broker at the World Trade Center, shared his experiences during the attacks in 1993 and 2001. In the interview, LaCasse focuses on the 2001 attack when he was on the 86th floor of Two World Trade Center. LaCasse explains how he spent the morning of September 11, 2001, how he got out of the building, and how it still affects him today.

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Brynn Blizzard, Assistant Online Opinion Editor
Junior Brynn Blizzard is the Assistant Online Opinion Editor for the 2015-2016 school year. She is excited for her first year writing for The Pitch Online. Brynn is a third-year president of the Becca’s Closet Club at WJ. Outside of school, Brynn works at Ledo Pizza and plays with her dogs, Beau and Cookie. [email protected]

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    Roy Dahlquist • Apr 7, 2020 at 3:39 pm

    I worked with Neil as a client when he started out on the Street with Lasser Brothers. My thoughts and prays are with him for this horrible experience he lived through. Let him know that I was the guy he asked “do you have any Wayne Gretzky’s to go” I hope he is enjoying his retirement.

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