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Tunnel to Towers race draws 25,000 runners

Originally published: September 30, 2012 1:10 PM
Updated: September 30, 2012 10:12 PM
By NATHANIEL HERZ. Special to Newsday

Members of the Army make their way to

Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | Members of the Army make their way to the tunnel during the 11th annual Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run. (Sept. 30, 2012)

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Dave Quesada wasn't old enough to be a firefighter on Sept. 11, 2001.

But the story of Stephen Siller -- an FDNY firefighter who perished in the Twin Towers that day after running in full gear through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel to get to the scene -- was so inspiring that it persuaded Quesada, 23, to retrace Siller's steps.

So Sunday, Quesada, a Mastic firefighter, donned his heavy...

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