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Lt. Thomas O’Hagan
Lt. Thomas O’Hagan, 43, came from a family filled with police officers but he always wanted to be a firefighter, even after he attacked his first fire at age seven and burned his pants and himself as he attempted to … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Eric Olsen
Eric Olsen, 41, collected vintage cars, with a special fondness for Cadillacs from the 40s. He was off-duty that morning with plans to tinker on one of his cars with his friend, Arthur Barry. Instead they both suited up and … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Douglas Oelschlager
Douglas Oelschlager, 36 had been a volunteer firefighter for almost two decades before joining the FDNY in 2000. On rotation from Ladder Co. 7, on 9/11, he had just finished his night shift at Ladder 6 on Canal, and arrived … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Scott Larsen
Scott Larsen’s fourth child was born on September 13th. He loved being a father. He would speed home from the firehouse to play with his kids, 9,8 and 5. In warm weather they would take to their bikes or rollerblades. … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Scott Kopytko
Scott Kopytko, 32, was once a commodities broker at the World Trade Center. He had joined the FDNY in 1998. On 9/11 he was only a couple credits shy of getting a Masters in Finance from St. John’s University, but … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Thomas Kelly
Firefighter Thomas W. Kelly, 50, “bled Dodgers blue so truly that he paid $1,420 for an original seat from Ebbets Field.” Nicknamed “Mr. Dependable” at the firehouse, he was a mentor to the probies. Thirty years earlier, in September of … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Arthur Barry
Arthur Barry, 35, was a very mechanical guy, “Mr. Fix-it” at the firehouse. He was technically on vacation on 9/11, but was in Manhattan to drop off a machine he’d fixed at the firehouse. Arriving after the others had left, … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Richard Allen
On November 2, 2001, the FDNY for the very first time issued six posthumous diplomas to graduated probies. Richard Allen, 31, was one. of them Allen came naturally to a job that helped people. He was a Rockaway Beach lifeguard … Continue reading →
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Lt. Joseph Leavey
Lt. Joseph Leavey loved skyscrapers, so first he became an engineer in the construction business. His favorite spot was Battery Park City, built on the landfill created from excavating the foundations of the World Trade Center complex. WTC One and … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Paul Tegtmeier
Paul Tegtmeier waited 20 years to become a New York City firefighter. He finally got the call just 18 months before 9/11, when he was 40. All that time he had been honing his skills as a volunteer firefighter in … Continue reading →
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