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Monday, May 2, 2011

Daughter Who Lost Mother On 9/11 Calls For Continued Vigilance

Carie Lemack, of Framingham, Mass., appears at a beach near the home of a friend, in Hingham, Mass. Lemack lost her mother Judy Larocque, on Sept. 11, 2001. (AP)

Carie Lemack, of Framingham, Mass., appears at a beach near the home of a friend, in Hingham, Mass. Lemack lost her mother Judy Larocque, on Sept. 11, 2001. (AP)

Carie Lemack lost her mom on 9-11. Judy Larocque was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11 when it was hijacked after taking off from Boston’s Logan Airport.

She joins us with reaction to the death of Osama bin Laden. Lemack is the co-founder of the group, Families of September 11.

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