Latinas in the Line of Fire on 9/11: A Look Back

In the December 2001 issue of Latina, we spoke to the seven extraordinary women who
acted with courage, compassion and hope to help others on 9/11. Here, we remember
those Latina heroes.

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Irma Peña, US Army Sergeant

“When lives are at stake, you can’t turn your back,” said the then 35-year old Texan, one of the first medics on the scene at the Pentagon.