On January 4, 2002, Ray Kelly was sworn in as New York City Police Department's 41st Police Commissioner. Kelly previously served as the NYPD's 37th commissioner and is the first person to be appointed to the position for a second, separate term. Kelly's biggest challenge is how to raise morale in a damaged department that lost 23 officers on September 11th and which, despite … [Read more...] about Ray Kelly: Back to Duty
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Mike Moran: Folk Hero
Firefighter Michael Moran survived September 11th only to discover that his brother, Battalion Chief John Moran, had perished along with 12 firefighters from Mike's own Ladder 3 and Battalion 6 and about 20 players from the fire department's football team. Moran of Rockaway, Queens inspired the nation with his show of spirit when during the fund-raising "Concert for New York" … [Read more...] about Mike Moran: Folk Hero
Lt. Col. Thomas Cleary III:
Courage at the Pentagon
Ensuring the safety of others. That was Lt. Col. Thomas Cleary's first thought when an airliner slammed into the floor below his office in the Pentagon on September 11. Not saving his own skin so that he could watch his children grow up, but jeopardizing his own safety in the hopes of saving at least one life. He credits this instinct to his training as an infantryman,
"You … [Read more...] about Lt. Col. Thomas Cleary III:
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Congressman Joseph Crowley:
Fighting for Safety
Joseph Crowley has been the Representative for the Queens and Bronx-based 7th Congressional District since November 1998. In 2000, he was reelected with 71 percent of the vote. In Washington, the hardworking Crowley serves on the Committee of Financial Services, Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Securities, and the Subcommittee on … [Read more...] about Congressman Joseph Crowley:
Fighting for Safety
Concern Worldwide:
Relief in Afghanistan
Concern Worldwide, an international relief organization founded in Ireland in 1968 (with offices in New York) to provide humanitarian aid to the poorest regions in 26 countries across four continents, has had a presence in Afghanistan since 1998. After the terrorist attacks of September 11 in New York and Washington, Concern workers were evacuated when the Taliban announced … [Read more...] about Concern Worldwide:
Relief in Afghanistan