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July 06, 2011

Daily News: 9/11 street sign named for seven fallen firefighters protested by Atheists

by Mike Jaccarino, Edgar Sandoval and Rich Schapiro
New York Daily News

Ralph Gullickson never found his firefighter brother's remains after 9/11. All he has is a street sign honoring him - and now a city atheist group wants to take it away.

The Manhattan-based NYC Atheists are demanding the city change the name of a Brooklyn block christened "Seven in Heaven Way" in honor of seven area firefighters killed in the Sept.11 attacks.

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