How a 9/11 First Responder Found Healing Years After the Attack

“A domino effect was taking place among his unit members. Post-traumatic stress disorder develops often eight to 10 years after a trauma, and their unit had the highest level of casualties since Vietnam.”

John and Neysa in Alaska with Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse. Courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse

In early September, the devastating details of Sept. 11, 2001 often re-flood the minds of individuals most impacted by the tragic events of that somber Tuesday.

Early that morning, terrorists hijacked four planes, flying them into the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington DC, and a field in Pennsylvania, killing about 3,000 people.