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Monday, September 11, 2017, board members, staff, and supporters of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund gathered at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial for a 9/11 remembrance ceremony to honor the law enforcement professionals killed that day and those who died from subsequent illnesses related to rescue and recovery work at Ground Zero.
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This week, 156 names will be added to the memorial walls in a Nesconset, NY, park, bringing the total number of first responders who died from illnesses linked to their work at Ground Zero to more than 850, according to John Feal, a 9/11 first responder and president of the FealGood Foundation.
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That first night I worked all night: 17 hours, maybe. It looked like it was snowing with the dust and soot gathering on our hats, and we’d brush each other off regularly. Whenever I had a break I’d wash my face and put water in my hair, just to get the grey out of it. I coughed a lot.
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Brittney Roy lost her father on 9/11. Now, more than 15 years later, she’s preparing to follow in his footsteps as an NYPD officer.
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NYPD Officer Michael Hance died of cancer he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center. He was 44.
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Trooper Brian S. Falb was assigned to the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, to help in search-and-recovery efforts.
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Five first responders — three FDNY and two NYPD employees — died from 9/11 related illnesses last week. One New York City resident started a nonprofit that built and maintains a memorial etched with the names of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses.
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An NYPD chief has died of 9/11-related brain cancer after a long struggle, officials said Tuesday.
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Monday, NLEOMF hosted a special remembrance ceremony at the Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, in honor of all our fallen 9/11 law enforcement heroes, including those who served on the search and rescue teams at Ground Zero and ultimately died from medical related issues.
Read More →CNN worked with Tuesday’s Children, an organization formed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, to interview and survey dozens of teens and young adults who lost a parent that day, including a teen who was too young to have memories of her police officer father.
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