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Godwin Ajala
Nigeria

"When this thing happened he had every chance of running out, but he went in to help people out."Godwin Ajala, former security guard at the World Trade Center.
Godwin Ajala, former security guard at the World Trade Center.
(photo ctsy. Ajala family)

Godwin Ajala wasn't in the World Trade Center when it was attacked, yet he still died a hero on that day. The 33-year-old Nigerian immigrant was patrolling the grounds outside the Twin Towers on September 11, but as soon as he saw the explosion from the first plane, he ran inside to see if he could help, and disappeared when the towers fell. After searching for him in vain for three days, his best friend Christopher Iwuanyanwu got a call from the hospital on September 14: Mr. Ajala was alive, the nurse told him, but in a coma. Twenty-four hours later, he died.

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