Photographer Reunited With Missing 9/11 Plaque After Reddit Post

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A framed photo shows two men—one in firefighting gear—embracing amid debris, while several firefighters stand behind them. To the right of the photo is a charred, ribbed metal object.

A photographer has been reunited with his long-lost 9/11 commemorative plaque -- a piece he thought he would never see again -- after it was discovered by a stranger and traced back to him through a Reddit post.

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