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Roll Call of Remembrance

Catherine Johnston

Port Authority Police , who were the first law enforcement personnel to respond to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, quickly rushed into the burning buildings and helped to rescue thousands of employees. Some of them climbed high up into the burning towers to assist those who were seriously injured or trapped.

Thirty-seven of these heroic men and women were killed that day. Following are the 37 police personnel killed in the line of duty that day:

Officer Christopher C. Amoroso

Officer Maurice V. Barry

Officer Liam Callahan

Lieutenant Robert D. Cirri

Officer Clinton Davis

Officer Donald A. Foreman

Officer Gregg J. Froehner

Officer Thomas E. Gorman

Officer Uhuru G. Houston

Officer George G. Howard

Officer Stephen Huczko

Inspector Anthony P. Infante Jr.

Officer Paul W. Jurgens

Sergeant. Robert M. Kaulfers

Officer Paul Laszczynski

Officer David P. Lemagne

Officer John Lennon

Officer J.D. Levi

Officer James F. Lynch

Superintendent of Police Fred V. Morrone

Captain Kathy Mazza

Officer Walter A. McNeil

Officer Donald J. McIntyre

Officer Joseph M. Navas

Officer James Nelson

Officer Alfonse J. Niedermeyer

Officer James W. Parham

Officer Dominick A. Pezzulo

Officer Bruce A. Reynolds

Officer Antonio J. Rodrigues

Officer Richard Rodriguez

Chief James A. Romito

Officer John P. Skala

Officer Walwyn W. Stuart

Officer Kenneth F. Tietjen

Officer Nathaniel Webb

Officer Michael T. Wholey

And Sirius, a police dog, was also killed.

Today, we pause and remember…

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "EndNotes." Read all stories from this blog