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Retired NYPD detective and 9/11 first responder Lou Alvarez dies at 53

A 9/11 hero is being remembered as a warrior and inspiration. Former New York City police detective Lou Alvarez spent months at the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11th attack. Then after developing cancer, he spent the rest of his life fighting the government. Kenneth Craig reports.
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