172 others on this memorial on a park on long island, home to many first responders, including glen cline, a new york city police officer who rushed downtown that september morning. >> while we were on our way into manhattan, we were monitoring the special operations division radio. we heard other plefrs down at the -- police officers down at the trade center screaming "stay away from the towers, there's bodies coming out." >> 14 of the new york city police officers who died that day belodged to the elite unit emergency services. in the months that followed, the squad was assigned to the poll varized remains of what is known as "the pile." >> i was down over eight months and spent eight months in the pile, on the pile, under the pile. from start to finish i was there when the last beam was removed. >> cline is 55 and retired. his bungs and esophagus are dammed. are you convinced it was part of the 9/11? >> no doubt. as part of the emergency services we are required to take a medical every year. up until 9/11 my medical records showed my health was flawless, i had nothing wrong with me unt