Bob Beckwith was a 9/11 rescuer who stood next to President George W. Bush at Ground Zero

Bob Beckwith famously stood alongside President George W. Bush atop a charred fire truck in the rubble of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Beckwith died at 91, according to the union representing New York firefighters and former US Rep. Peter King. He was 91 when he stood alongside Bush atop the charred truck.

Legendary FDNY retiree Bob Beckwith stood with former President George W. Bush at Ground Zero just three days after the 2001 9/11 attacks. Beckwith died at the age of 91. He stood with President Bush at the site of the attacks just three years after the attacks.