Bob Beckwith, former FDNY firefighter, 9/11 rescuer who stood next to President George W. Bush atop debris, dies at 91
NEW YORK — Bob Beckwith, the former New York City firefighter who famously stood alongside President George W. Bush atop a charred fire truck in the rubble of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has died, according to the union representing New York firefighters and former US Rep. Peter King. He was 91. The cause of Beckwith’s …