There were approximately 40,000 responders who came to ground zero the day of and the days, weeks, and months following the attacks of 9/11. These too often unremembered heroes included those in uniform—police officers, correction officers, firefighters, EMS workers, military personnel—and also civilian responders—electricians, plumbers, maintenance workers, demolition operators, Red Cross volunteers, and so many others.
A Father Remembers His Son and Memorializes the Other Forgotten Heroes of 9/11
This column by Robert Golomb appeared in the June 30, 2014 issue of The Epoch Times
9/11 Responders Remembered Park in Nesconset, Suffolk County, N.Y.
“My son didn’t die on 9/11, but it was 9/11 that eventually killed him,” said Stephen Grossman when I spoke with him recently at the 9/11 Responders Remembered Park located in the town of Nesconset in Suffolk County, N.Y.
The late son he remembered was named Robert Grossman. Robert, I learned, was a NYC police officer assigned to the 28th Precinct in Harlem—a precinct in which he served since the day after he graduated from the NY Police Academy in February 1994 until the day in April 2006 that his illness forced him to leave the job and eventually resulted in his death on Oct. 9, 2009, at the age of 41.
The Republican and Conservative candidate in what is already one of New York State’s most heated races in history, Rob Astorino, will be the featured speaker at the free, public meeting of the Queens Village Republican Club on Monday, June 30th at 7:30PM at the Knights of Columbus St. Annes Council, 263-15 Union Turnpike, Glen Oaks. The Queens Village GOP is the oldest continuously active Republican club in America. Attendees will participate in a Question and Answer period after the candidate’s presentation.