| Call For A 9-11 Fallen Heroes Remembrance
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OUR MISSION: That the 343 firefighters, 37 police officers of the PAPD and the 23 police officers of the NYPD, and all other uniformed rescue workers killed on 9-11, during rescue operations at the World Trade Center, be appropriately remembered, as part of the greater memorial. We ask that their names, along with rank, badge number and unit, be listed alphabetically, by department, just as they would want it. And that the memorial includes language that clearly acknowledges their sacrifice. The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), which is headed by Governor George Pataki, is responsible for developing the memorial at the World Trade Center. On April 10, 2003 the LMDC board of directors unanimously adopted, as part of its memorial competition guidelines, a controversial resolution stating, "...that the World Trade Center site memorial will honor the loss of life equally and the contributions of all without establishing any hierarchies."
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In other words, the bravery and sacrifice of the uniformed rescue workers who gave their lives on September 11th, trying to save those equally precious souls who were trapped in the towers, will not be acknowledged.
New York's fallen heroes of the FDNY, PAPD, NYPD (and EMS), must be distinguished at the World Trade Center, the site of the three departments greatest sacrifice ever, so that, as in the often repeated words of the Governor of New York, George Pataki, and many other politicians, "that these heroes will never be forgotten."
We owe it to our future generations who visit the site, whether it is in 10 years, 50 years, a hundred years, whenever, to make sure they will immediately appreciate the magnitude of the heroes sacrifice.
As Americans, it is our responsibility to make sure they are never forgotten. What they did on 9-11 was special. They gave their lives, and in the process saved many, many thousands of lives.
We are appealing to our fellow New Yorkers and fellow Americans across the United States, including our most influential citizens, to lend us their support and active help, in correcting this grave insult to our fallen heroes and their loved ones.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
1. Contact: New York State Governor George Pataki:
By phone - (518) 474-8390 - (212) 681-4580 (24 hours a day) Use those cell minutes!
By Email: http://161.11.3.75/ (Be sure to include name and address).
By US mail: Executive Chamber, State Capitol, Albany, NY 12224. ) Use the following sample message as a guide, or write it as is:
Sample Message: Please make sure the firefighters, police officers and all other uniformed rescue workers who gave their lives at the World Trade Center on 9-11, are appropriately remembered for their bravery and sacrifice on the memorial, as called for by the Advocates for a 9-11 Fallen Heroes Memorial.
2. Make a special effort to get your local and state elected representatives to support A 9-11’s (Advocates for a 9-11 Fallen Heroes Memorial) mission. Ask them to send a letter to Governor Pataki requesting he comply with the same. Ask them to go public with their support.
4. Continue to contact the Governor’s office once a week, or at least every two weeks, until our goal is achieved. Let them know you will persist.
5. Sign Our Online Petition
6. Get other people involved. Give them our website address: www.911fallenheroes.org
7. Everywhere you go, talk to people about the memorial. Make them think about it. They in turn will talk it up with others.
We will be successful if we work together and persist, for the duration of this campaign. And, it is equally important that this campaign be carried out ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. This is an issue of importance to all Americans.
For information contact: Chairperson, John Finucane (Lieutenant, retired FDNY) (845)
548-4234, Email: L59E85@aol.com or Co-Chairperson, Jim McCaffrey (Lieutenant, FDNY) Email: jalel31@hotmail.com or Rosaleen Tallon RJTALLON@cs.com
Make Copies of our Mission Document and Distribute
WORKING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Angel Torres, Becky Garrison, Cathy DeLoughry, Christopher Piering, Denise Lamagna, Eileen Torres, Jeff Koehler, Aggie McCaffrey, JoAnn Szczech, Marisol Torres, Mary Cinotti, Mary Palmer Murphy, Nick Liso, and Pat McCarvill.
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