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What former air marshal recalls of visiting Ground Zero days after 9/11

Right after the 9/11 attacks Art McGovern of Gainesville signed up to be an air marshal on commercial airline flights. He also made a trip to Ground Zero shortly after the attacks. - photo by Scott Rogers

09112019 GROUNDZERO 2.jpg — Right after the 9/11 attacks Art McGovern of Gainesville signed up to be an air marshal on commercial airline flights. He also made a trip to Ground Zero shortly after the attacks. - photo by Scott Rogers

In September 2001, Art McGovern of Gainesville was working for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta as a special agent lead investigator.