The Pipes and Drums Bands of the Fire and Police Departments were on hand to plat a final farewell to colleagues. In the past, New York has had many happy associations with the sound of bagpipes, including the rousing jubilation of the bands marching up 5th Avenue on St. Patrick's Day. The tragically high number of fatalities amongst the police and fire departments -- 343 in … [Read more...] about The Final Note
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The McCormacks:
Brothers United
Three Irish brothers responded to the disaster and were part of the recovery effort. Detective Sergeant Peter McCormack,33, and Captain Paul McCormack, 32, of the 41st Precinct in the South Bronx, and their brother, Brendan, 30, an ironworker, all volunteered their services in the wake of the September 11 attack.
Peter joined in the search and rescue operation until his work … [Read more...] about The McCormacks:
Brothers United
Farewell to a Cop With a Heart
Her name was Moira Ann Smith and she was a good cop from the neighborhood where I lived. I don't know that I ever saw her on patrol in the Stuyvesant Town and Gramercy Park areas of Manhattan where she patrolled from the 13th Precinct. But in the days and weeks after September 11, I saw her face every day on the Missing posters along with her partner Robert Fazio, another good … [Read more...] about Farewell to a Cop With a Heart
Michael O’Looney: NYPD
Michael O'Looney is the NYPD's Deputy Commissioner for Public Information -- a position he has held since early in the New Year. This former TV reporter left a position with CBS to work for Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. The two had met during Kelly's first term as commissioner in the early 90s while O'Looney was working at NY1, covering NYPD-related stories. They hit it off … [Read more...] about Michael O’Looney: NYPD
Joseph Dunne: First Deputy Police Commissioner
Joseph Dunne, the First Deputy Police Commissioner at the time of the terrorist attacks, got to the World Trade Center as the second plane crashed into the South Tower. Dunne's objective was to get to the Office of Emergency Management on Vesey Street. However, that building was being evacuated because of its proximity to the twin towers so Dunne went to the corner of Vesey and … [Read more...] about Joseph Dunne: First Deputy Police Commissioner