Today a Manhattan jury cleared foreman Salvatore DePaola of charges that he should have known a crucial water standpipe was damaged in the former Deutsche Bank building at Ground Zero which caught fire in August 2007, killing 2 firefighters in the Line of Duty.
The jury was still deliberating the case of Jeffrey Melofchik, the building site safety manager, who like DePaola was charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the blaze.
Also charged are the building's toxin cleanup director Mitchell Alvo and the Galt Corp., the subcontractor that employed Alvo and DePaola. They have chosen to have Judge Rena Uviller, not the jury, rule on their cases and the judge has not yet ruled. The jury found DePaola not guilty of all charges.
Firefighters Robert Beddia, 53, and Joseph Graffagnino, 33, died in the Line of Duty of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning when they became trapped in the nine-floor fire.
The defense argued that the construction managers removing asbestos could not have anticipated the circumstances that led to the firefighters' deaths.
They had argued that if local government inspectors had repeatedly failed to identify a damaged water pipe in the basement, it was unreasonable to expect construction supervisors with less expertise to recognize the potential danger. The defense argued that the conditions were caused not by a lack of water but by a fan system that pulled smoke downward, leaving firefighters blind and disoriented.
Source: The Secret List 6-28-11 / 2147 Hours
www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
UPDATE: FDNY DEUTSCHE BANK FIRE DOUBLE LODD
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
DOD Announces Charges Sworn Against Five Detainees Allegedly Responsible for 9/11 Attacks
The Department of Defense announced today the office of military commissions prosecutors have sworn charges against five individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.
The prosecutors have recommended that the charges against all five of the accused be referred as capital. Capital charges may only be pursued with the convening authority's approval. Under rules governing military commissions, the accused will have the right to counsel learned in applicable law relating to capital cases.
The charges allege that the five accused were responsible for the planning and execution of the attacks on New York, Washington D.C. and Shanksville, Pa. that occurred on September 11, 2001. Those attacks resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people.
The charges are allegations that the accused committed offenses that are chargeable under the Military Commissions Act of 2009, 10 U.S.C. §§ 948a, et seq. There are eight charges common to all five of the accused: conspiracy, murder in violation of the law of war, attacking civilians, attacking civilian objects, intentionally causing serious bodily injury, destruction of property in violation of the law of war, hijacking aircraft, and terrorism. The accused are presumed innocent and may be convicted only if their guilt is proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
These charges go beyond what is necessary to establish that the 9/11 co-conspirators may be lawfully detained under the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, as informed by the laws of war -- an issue that each Guantanamo detainee may challenge in a habeas petition in federal court.
In accordance with the Military Commissions Act of 2009, the sworn charges will be forwarded to the Convening Authority, Bruce MacDonald. The convening authority will make an independent determination as to whether to refer some, all, or none of the charges for trial by military commission. If the convening authority decides to refer the case to trial, he will designate commission panel members (jurors). The chief trial judge of the Military Commissions Trial Judiciary would then assign a military judge to the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense - Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
9/11 Forensic Expert Dies...
Brick - A man who participated in the forensic investigations of the Sept. 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 587 crash and other accidents has passed away, according to a report on APP.com.
Haskell Askin, 75, of Brick, served as the tour commander for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of New York City and spent more than 25 years as the chief forensic odontologist for the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's office.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
FDNY 343 THE LIST
Never Forget! Honor the Fallen...
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|  Joseph Agnello, Lad.118 | |  Lt. Brian Ahearn, Bat.13 | |  Eric Allen, Sqd.18 (D) | |  Richard Allen, Lad.15 | |  Cpt. James Amato, Sqd.1 | |  Calixto Anaya Jr., Eng.4 |
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|  Joseph Angelini, Res.1 (D) | |  Joseph Angelini Jr., Lad.4 | |  Faustino Apostol Jr., Bat.2 | |  David Arce, Eng.33 | |  Louis Arena, Lad.5 (D) | |  Carl Asaro, Bat.9 |
|  Lt. Gregg Atlas, Eng.10 | |  Gerald Atwood, Lad.21 | |  Gerald Baptiste, Lad.9 | |  A.C. Gerard Barbara, Cmd. Ctr. | |  Matthew Barnes, Lad.25 | |  Arthur Barry, Lad.15 |
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|  Lt.Steven Bates, Eng.235 | |  Carl Bedigian, Eng.214 | |  Stephen Belson, Bat.7 | |  John Bergin, Res.5 | |  Paul Beyer, Eng.6 | |  Peter Bielfeld, Lad.42 |
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|  Brian Bilcher, Sqd.1 | |  Carl Bini, Res.5 | |  Christopher Blackwell, Res.3 | |  Michael Bocchino, Bat.48 | |  Frank Bonomo, Eng.230 | |  Gary Box, Sqd.1 |
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|  Michael Boyle, Eng.33 | |  Kevin Bracken, Eng.40 | |  Michael Brennan, Lad.4 | |  Peter Brennan, Res.4 | |  Cpt. Daniel Brethel, Lad.24 (D) | |  Cpt. Patrick Brown, Lad.3 |
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|  Andrew Brunn, Lad.5 (D) | |  Cpt. Vincent Brunton, Lad.105 | |  F.M. Ronald Bucca | |  Greg Buck, Eng.201 | |  Cpt. William Burke Jr., Eng.21 | |  A.C. Donald Burns, Cmd. Ctr. |
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|  John Burnside, Lad.20 | |  Thomas Butler, Sqd.1 | |  Patrick Byrne, Lad.101 | |  George Cain, Lad.7 | |  Salvatore Calabro, Lad.101 | |  Cpt. Frank Callahan, Lad.35 |
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|  Michael Cammarata, Lad.11 | |  Brian Cannizzaro, Lad.101 | |  Dennis Carey, Hmc.1 | |  Michael Carlo, Eng.230 | |  Michael Carroll, Lad.3 | |  Peter Carroll, Sqd.1 (D) |
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|  Thomas Casoria, Eng.22 | |  Michael Cawley, Lad.136 | |  Vernon Cherry, Lad.118 | |  Nicholas Chiofalo, Eng.235 | |  John Chipura, Eng.219 | |  Michael Clarke, Lad.2 |
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|  Steven Coakley, Eng.217 | |  Tarel Coleman, Sqd.252 | |  John Collins, Lad.25 | |  Robert Cordice, Sqd.1 | |  Ruben Correa, Eng.74 | |  James Coyle, Lad.3 |
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|  Robert Crawford, Safety | |  Lt. John Crisci, H.M. | |  B.C. Dennis Cross, Bat.57 (D) | |  Thomas Cullen III, Sqd. 41 | |  Robert Curatolo, Lad.16 (D) | |  Lt. Edward D'Atri, Sqd.1 |
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|  Michael D'Auria, Eng.40 | |  Scott Davidson, Lad.118 | |  Edward Day, Lad.11 | |  B.C. Thomas DeAngelis, Bat. 8 | |  Manuel Delvalle, Eng.5 | |  Martin DeMeo, H.M. 1 |
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|  David DeRubbio, Eng.226 | |  Lt. Andrew Desperito, Eng.1 (D) | |  B.C. Dennis Devlin, Bat.9 | |  Gerard Dewan, Lad.3 | |  George DiPasquale, Lad.2 | |  Lt. Kevin Donnelly, Lad.3 |
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|  Lt. Kevin Dowdell, Res.4 | |  B.C. Raymond Downey, Soc. | |  Gerard Duffy, Lad.21 | |  Cpt. Martin Egan, Jr., Div.15 (D) | |  Michael Elferis, Eng.22 | |  Francis Esposito, Eng.235 |
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|  Lt. Michael Esposito, Sqd.1 | |  Robert Evans, Eng.33 | |  B.C. John Fanning, H.O. | |  Cpt. Thomas Farino, Eng.26 | |  Terrence Farrell, Res.4 | |  Cpt. Joseph Farrelly, Div.1 |
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|  Dep. Comm. William Feehan, (D) | |  Lee Fehling, Eng.235 | |  Alan Feinberg, Bat.9 | |  Michael Fiore, Res.5 | |  Lt. John Fischer, Lad.20 | |  Andre Fletcher, Res.5 |
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|  John Florio, Eng.214 | |  Lt. Michael Fodor, Lad.21 | |  Thomas Foley, Res.3 | |  David Fontana, Sqd.1 | |  Robert Foti, Lad.7 | |  Andrew Fredericks, Sqd.18 |
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|  Lt. Peter Freund, Eng.55 | |  Thomas Gambino Jr., Res.3 | |  Chief of Dept. Peter Ganci, Jr. (D) | |  Lt. Charles Garbarini, Bat.9 | |  Thomas Gardner, Hmc.1 | |  Matthew Garvey, Sqd.1 |
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|  Bruce Gary, Eng.40 | |  Gary Geidel, Res.1 | |  B.C. Edward Geraghty, Bat.9 | |  Dennis Germain, Lad.2 | |  Lt. Vincent Giammona, Lad.5 | |  James Giberson, Lad.35 |
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|  Ronnie Gies, Sqd.288 | |  Paul Gill, Eng.54 | |  Lt. John Ginley, Eng.40 | |  Jeffrey Giordano, Lad.3 | |  John Giordano, Hmc.1 | |  Keith Glascoe, Lad.21 |
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|  James Gray, Lad.20 | |  B.C. Joseph Grzelak, Bat.48 | |  Jose Guadalupe, Eng.54 | |  Lt. Geoffrey Guja, Bat.43 | |  Lt. Joseph Gullickson, Lad.101 | |  David Halderman, Sqd.18 |
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|  Lt. Vincent Halloran, Lad.8 | |  Robert Hamilton, Sqd.41 | |  Sean Hanley, Lad.20 (D) | |  Thomas Hannafin, Lad.5 | |  Dana Hannon, Eng.26 | |  Daniel Harlin, Lad.2 |
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|  Lt. Harvey Harrell, Res.5 | |  Lt. Stephen Harrell, Bat.7 | |  Cpt. Thomas Haskell, Jr., Div.15 | |  Timothy Haskell, Sqd.18 (D) | |  Cpt. Terence Hatton, Res.1 | |  Michael Haub, Lad.4 |
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|  Lt. Michael Healey, Sqd.41 | |  John Hefferman, Lad.11 | |  Ronnie Henderson, Eng.279 | |  Joseph Henry, Lad.21 | |  William Henry, Res.1 (D) | |  Thomas Hetzel, Lad.13 |
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|  Cpt. Brian Hickey, Res.4 | |  Lt. Timothy Higgins, S.O.C. | |  Jonathan Hohmann, Hmc.1 | |  Thomas Holohan, Eng.6 | |  Joseph Hunter, Sqd.288 | |  Cpt. Walter Hynes, Lad.13 (D) |
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|  Jonathan Ielpi, Sqd.288 | |  Cpt. Frederick Ill Jr., Lad.2 | |  William Johnston, Eng.6 | |  Andrew Jordan, Lad.132 | |  Karl Joseph, Eng.207 | |  Lt. Anthony Jovic, Bat.47 |
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|  Angel Juarbe Jr., Lad.12 | |  Mychal Judge, Chaplain (D) | |  Vincent Kane, Eng.22 | |  B.C. Charles Kasper, S.O.C. | |  Paul Keating, Lad.5 | |  Richard Kelly Jr., Lad.11 |
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|  Thomas R. Kelly, Lad.15 | |  Thomas W. Kelly, Lad.105 | |  Thomas Kennedy, Lad.101 | |  Lt. Ronald Kerwin, Sqd.288 | |  Michael Kiefer, Lad.132 | |  Robert King Jr., Eng.33 |
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|  Scott Kopytko, Lad.15 | |  William Krukowski, Lad.21 | |  Kenneth Kumpel, Lad.25 | |  Thomas Kuveikis, Sqd.252 | |  David LaForge, Lad.20 | |  William Lake, Res.2 |
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|  Robert Lane, Eng.55 | |  Peter Langone, Sqd.252 | |  Scott Larsen, Lad.15 | |  Lt. Joseph Leavey, Lad.15 | |  Neil Leavy, Eng.217 | |  Daniel Libretti, Res.2 |
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|  Carlos Lillo, Paramedic | |  Robert Linnane, Lad.20 | |  Michael Lynch, Eng.40 | |  Michael Lynch, Lad.4 | |  Michael Lyons, Sqd.41 | |  Patrick Lyons, Sqd.252 |
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|  Joseph Maffeo, Lad.101 | |  William Mahoney, Res 4 | |  Joseph Maloney, Lad.3 (D) | |  B.C. Joseph Marchbanks Jr, Bat.12 | |  Lt. Charles Margiotta, Bat.22 | |  Kenneth Marino, Res.1 |
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|  John Marshall, Eng.23 | |  Lt. Peter Martin, Res.2 | |  Lt. Paul Martini, Eng.23 | |  Joseph Mascali, T.S.U. 2 | |  Keithroy Maynard, Eng.33 | |  Brian McAleese, Eng.226 |
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|  John McAvoy, Lad.3 | |  Thomas McCann, Bat.8 | |  Lt. William McGinn, Sqd.18 | |  B.C. William McGovern, Bat.2 (D) | |  Dennis McHugh, Lad.13 | |  Robert McMahon, Lad.20 |
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|  Robert McPadden, Eng.23 | |  Terence McShane, Lad.101 | |  Timothy McSweeney, Lad.3 | |  Martin McWilliams, Eng.22 (D) | |  Raymond Meisenheimer, Res.3 | |  Charles Mendez, Lad.7 |
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|  Steve Mercado, Eng.40 | |  Douglas Miller, Res.5 | |  Henry Miller Jr, Lad.105 | |  Robert Minara, Lad.25 | |  Thomas Mingione, Lad.132 | |  Lt. Paul Mitchell, Bat.1 |
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|  Capt. Louis Modafferi, Res.5 | |  Lt. Dennis Mojica, Res.1 (D) | |  Manuel Mojica, Sqd.18 (D) | |  Carl Molinaro, Lad.2 | |  Michael Montesi, Res.1 | |  Capt. Thomas Moody, Div.1 |
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|  B.C. John Moran, Bat.49 | |  Vincent Morello, Lad.35 | |  Christopher Mozzillo, Eng.55 | |  Richard Muldowney Jr, Lad.07 | |  Michael Mullan, Lad.12 | |  Dennis Mulligan, Lad.2 |
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|  Lt. Raymond Murphy, Lad.16 | |  Lt. Robert Nagel, Eng.58 | |  John Napolitano, Res.2 | |  Peter Nelson, Res.4 | |  Gerard Nevins, Res.1 | |  Dennis O'Berg, Lad.105 |
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|  Lt. Daniel O'Callaghan, Lad.4 | |  Douglas Oelschlager, Lad.15 | |  Joseph Ogren, Lad.3 | |  Lt. Thomas O'Hagan, Bat.4 | |  Samuel Otice, Lad.4 | |  Patrick O'Keefe, Res.1 |
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|  Capt. William O'Keefe, Div.15 (D) | |  Eric Olsen, Lad.15 | |  Jeffery Olsen, Eng.10 | |  Steven Olson, Lad.3 | |  Kevin O'Rourke, Res.2 | |  Michael Otten, Lad.35 |
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|  Jeffery Palazzo, Res.5 | |  B.C. Orio Palmer, Bat.7 | |  Frank Palombo, Lad.105 | |  Paul Pansini, Eng.10 | |  B.C. John Paolillo, Bat.11 | |  James Pappageorge, Eng.23 |
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|  Robert Parro, Eng.8 | |  Durrell Pearsall, Res.4 | |  Lt. Glenn Perry, Bat.12 | |  Lt. Philip Petti, Bat.7 | |  Lt. Kevin Pfeifer, Eng. 33 | |  Lt. Kenneth Phelan, Bat.32 |
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|  Christopher Pickford, Eng.201 | |  Shawn Powell, Eng.207 | |  Vincent Princiotta, Lad.7 | |  Kevin Prior, Sqd.252 | |  B.C. Richard Prunty, Bat.2 (D) | |  Lincoln Quappe, Res.2 |
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|  Lt. Michael Quilty, Lad.11 | |  Ricardo Quinn, Paramedic | |  Leonard Ragaglia, Eng.54 | |  Michael Ragusa, Eng.279 | |  Edward Rall, Res.2 | |  Adam Rand, Sqd.288 |
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|  Donald Regan, Res.3 | |  Lt. Robert Regan, Lad.118 | |  Christian Regenhard, Lad.131 | |  Kevin Reilly, Eng.207 | |  Lt. Vernon Richard, Lad.7 | |  James Riches, Eng.4 |
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|  Joseph Rivelli, Lad.25 | |  Michael Roberts, Eng.214 | |  Michael E. Roberts, Lad.35 | |  Anthony Rodriguez, Eng.279 | |  Matthew Rogan, Lad.11 | |  Nicholas Rossomando, Res.5 |
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|  Paul Ruback, Lad.25 | |  Stephen Russell, Eng.55 | |  Lt. Michael Russo, S.O.C. | |  B.C. Matthew Ryan, Bat.1 | |  Thomas Sabella, Lad.13 | |  Christopher Santora, Eng.54 |
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|  John Santore, Lad.5 (D) | |  Gregory Saucedo, Lad.5 | |  Dennis Scauso, H.M. 1 | |  John Schardt, Eng.201 | |  B.C. Fred Scheffold, Bat.12 | |  Thomas Schoales, Eng.4 |
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|  Gerard Schrang, Res.3 (D) | |  Gregory Sikorsky, Sqd.41 | |  Stephen Siller, Sqd.1 | |  Stanley Smagala Jr, Eng.226 | |  Kevin Smith, H.M. 1 | |  Leon Smith Jr, Lad 118 |
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|  Robert Spear Jr, Eng.26 | |  Joseph Spor, Res.3 | |  B.C. Lawrence Stack, Bat.50 | |  Cpt. Timothy Stackpole, Div.11 (D) | |  Gregory Stajk, Lad.13 | |  Jeffery Stark, Eng.230 |
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|  Benjamin Suarez, Lad.21 | |  Daniel Suhr, Eng.216 (D) | |  Lt. Christopher Sullivan, Lad.111 | |  Brian Sweeney, Res.1 | |  Sean Tallon, Lad.10 | |  Allan Tarasiewicz, Res.5 |
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|  Paul Tegtmeier, Eng.4 | |  John Tierney, Lad.9 | |  John Tipping II, Lad.4 | |  Hector Tirado Jr, Eng.23 | |  Richard Van Hine, Sqd.41 | |  Peter Vega, Lad.118 |
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|  Lawrence Veling, Eng.235 | |  John Vigiano II, Lad.132 | |  Sergio Villanueva, Lad.132 | |  Lawrence Virgilio, Sqd.18 (D) | |  Lt. Robert Wallace, Eng.205 | |  Jeffery Walz, Lad. 9 |
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|  Lt. Michael Warchola, Lad.5 (D) | |  Capt. Patrick Waters, S.O.C. | |  Kenneth Watson, Eng.214 | |  Michael Weinberg, Eng.1 (D) | |  David Weiss, Res.1 | |  Timothy Welty, Sqd.288 |
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|  Eugene Whelan, Eng.230 | |  Edward White, Eng.230 | |  Mark Whitford, Eng.23 | |  Lt. Glenn Wilkinson, Eng.238 (D) | |  B.C. John Williamson, Bat.6 (D) | |  Capt. David Wooley, Lad.4 |
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|  Raymond York, Eng.285 (D) | | | | | | | | | | |
The List of 343 NYFD Firefighters killed at the World Trade Center on 911 - full list with pictures from the unofficial NYFD Blog: http://nyfd.com/9_11_wtc.html
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