Daniel "Rusty" Staub, 57, is more than just a baseball legend to New York firefighters and police. The ex-Met has been operating the New York Police and Fire Widows and Children's Benefit Fund since 1985.
Staub, who hit 292 career home runs in 23 seasons with five different teams, including two different stints with the New York Mets, started the fund after reading a newspaper … [Read more...] about Rusty Staub:
More Than a Legend
September 11th
Rusty Staub:
Pete Hayden: Working
Through the Crisis
Pete Hayden was one of the principal Fire Department officers in charge on September 11. Hayden was in the North Tower, and made an early decision to move the command post out of the tower, which led to many lives being saved.
Hayden spent the next couple of months working tirelessly through the crisis, leading the Fire Department's task force at the World Trade Center site. … [Read more...] about Pete Hayden: Working
Through the Crisis
Bono: On a Mission
U2's lead singer, Bono, has been a famous rock star for over two decades. His social activism dates back almost as long -- to 1984 when he appeared on Band Aid's "Do they know it's Christmas?" -- a charity record to raise money for famine-stricken Ethiopia. The following year, U2 also performed at London's Wembley Stadium at the Live Aid concert for Africa. Throughout the '80s … [Read more...] about Bono: On a Mission
Frank Cummins:
Just Doing His Job
For most firefighters, recognition is something they shy away from. Frank Cummins of Engine 255, Ladder 157, like countless other firefighters in the city of New York, dismisses his heroic deeds as "just doing my job." In the aftermath of September 11, Cummins spent weeks searching through the rubble for the remains of colleagues and civilian casualties at what the firefighters … [Read more...] about Frank Cummins:
Just Doing His Job
Rev. Daniel P. Coughlin:
House Chaplain
On September 12 and 13, Reverend Coughlin united Republicans, Democrats and Independents together by offering prayers before start of business at the U.S. House of Representatives. Coughlin's duties as House Chaplain include delivering the morning prayer and providing counsel to House members -- duties which following the terrorist attacks and anthrax scares became more … [Read more...] about Rev. Daniel P. Coughlin:
House Chaplain