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Library of Congress Jerry Vasquez oral history interview conducted by Dr. Benjamin Luft, July 30, 2010 2010 · Interview · 51 min Jerry worked as an NYPD police officer with the 73rd precinct in Brooklyn on 9/11/2001. On the morning of the attack, he was on desk duty processing arrests.… Library of Congress Thomas Tatarian oral history interview conducted by Melodie Guerrera, July 30, 2010 2010 · Interview · 35 min Thomas was a NYC transit police officer for five years until becoming a Suffolk County Police Officer in 1989. He was asleep at this home on the morning of… Library of Congress Donald oral history interview conducted by Melodie Guerrera, August 2, 2010 2010 · Interview · 29 min Donald worked as a heavy equipment mechanic for the NYC Department of Transportation. He could see the towers from his workplace in Queens. He witnessed the… Library of Congress John Bombace oral history interview conducted by Janet Lavelle, August 3, 2010 2010 · Interview · 25 min John worked as a crane operating engineer on 9/11/2001. He was on a coffee break on the morning of 9/11 when he heard news over the radio that a plane hit the… Library of Congress Christopher Lyons oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, August 4, 2010 2010 · Interview · 1 h 5 min Christopher was a contractor working for Home Depot on 9/11, as well as a volunteer firefighter with a department on Long Island. As soon as he learned of the… Library of Congress Excerpts of Christopher Lyons oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, August 4, 2010 2010 · Interview · 12 min Christopher Lyons was at home on 9/11, when his cell phone and pager started to go off. Christopher had previous training in search and rescue, so he called… Library of Congress Kerry M. Datz oral history interview conducted by Eliza Marcus, August 4, 2010 2010 · Interview · 43 min Kerry was a self-employed carpenter and volunteer firefighter on 9/11. He was very anxious to go to Ground Zero to help. He waited for a call at his firehouse… Library of Congress Excerpts of Kerry M. Datz oral history interview conducted by Eliza Marcus, August 4, 2010 2010 · Interview · 13 min Kerry Datz was a self-employed carpenter and volunteer firefighter on 9/11. He was very anxious to go to Ground Zero to help. He waited for a call at his… Library of Congress Tyree G. Bacon oral history interview conducted by Melodie Guerrera, August 6, 2010 2010 · Interview · 47 min Tyree was a senior court officer and Emergency Medical Technician on 9/11/2001. As a Senior Court Officer, he worked at 100 Centre Street in Manhattan. His… Library of Congress Excerpts of Tyree G. Bacon oral history interview conducted by Melodie Guerrera, August 6, 2010 2010 · Interview · 10 min Tyree Bacon was a Senior Court Officer and EMT working a few blocks from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. After the first attack, Bacon joined a… Library of Congress John Palmer oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, August 10, 2010 2010 · Interview · 1 h 8 min John was a member of the NYPD as a crime scene detective at the 111th Precinct before 9/11. He was at home on the morning of 9/11 (out sick) and recalled a… Library of Congress Kenneth George oral history interview conducted by Dr. Benjamin Luft, August 10, 2010 2010 · Interview · 41 min Kenneth was working as a civil servant for the City of New York Highway Department on 9/11/2011. He was working at Douglaston Parkway and was told to report… Library of Congress John oral history interview conducted by Melodie Guerrera, August 12, 2010 2010 · Interview · 44 min John was a sergeant in the Brooklyn Supreme Court at the time of 9/11 attacks. He spent two days on the pile starting on 9/12 and one day a week later. He was… Library of Congress Joseph Morelli oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, August 13, 2010 2010 · Interview · 38 min Joseph worked for NYC Department of Environmental Protection as a pipe corker on 9/11/2001. He was at work installing two wet connections underground when his… Library of Congress Patrick Reid oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, August 16, 2010 2010 · Interview · 33 min Patrick is a union laborer for a general contractor. At the time of the 9/11 attack, he was in Queens and saw the event from the rooftop of the building he… Library of Congress Thomas oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, August 17, 2010 2010 · Interview · 37 min Thomas was a reinforcing ironworker who had worked on projects in the World Trade Center many times over the years. When the towers collapsed on 9/11, Thomas… Library of Congress Allan H. Hoehl oral history interview conducted by Janet Lavelle, August 17, 2010 2010 · Interview · 47 min Allan is a retired Police Captain who served in the NYPD for forty years. After hearing of the attacks, he drove at high speed in an unmarked police car, with… Library of Congress Ronald King oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, August 18, 2010 2010 · Interview · 34 min Ronald is an immigrant from Guyana who came to the United States as a young man. He was a construction supervisor at the time of the attack. He feels a great… Library of Congress Excerpts of Ronald King oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, August 18, 2010 2010 · Short · 4 min Ronald King, originally from Guyana, came to the United States in 1979. He was a construction supervisor in New York City. King’s experience living in the… Library of Congress Chris oral history interview conducted by Dr. Benjamin Luft, August 23, 2010 2010 · Interview · 51 min Chris was a general manager and co-owner of an environmental cleanup company that cleaned buildings for insurance companies. He did not start work near Ground… Library of Congress Excerpts of Chris oral history interview conducted by Dr. Benjamin Luft, August 23, 2010 2010 · Interview · 14 min Chris was a manager and co-owner of an environmental cleanup company, who worked on clean-up efforts post-9/11. Immediately after the attacks, he could not… Library of Congress Bonnie Jean Giebfried oral history interview conducted by Melodie Guerrera, August 23, 2010, September 20, 2010 2010 · Interview · 2 h 36 min Bonnie was an EMT for Flushing Hospital Medical Center. On 9/11 she arrived at work where she and her partner prepared an ambulance for the day. Over the… Library of Congress David oral history interview conducted by Melodie Guerrera, September 13, 2010 2010 · Interview · 34 min David is a former Marine and Ensign in the US Coast Guard. On 9/11, he was a mate on the Staten Island Ferry on the 5:30 AM to 1:30 PM shift. The first plane… Library of Congress William oral history interview conducted by Eliza Marcus, September 14, 2010 2010 · Interview · 45 min When William, a former security officer and volunteer medic, learned of the attacks on 9/11, he decided to go to the site and help in any way he could. The… Library of Congress Demetrius Buttelman oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, September 15, 2010 2010 · Interview · 1 h 1 min Demetrius was a sheet metal worker for Local 28 on 9/11. He was working in Manhattan when the planes hit the towers. He immediately realized we were under… Library of Congress Philip Mattera oral history interview conducted by Dr. Benjamin Luft, September 17, 2010 2010 · Interview · 1 h 9 min Philip was a building inspector for the city of New York on 9/11/2001. He was at a meeting on the 14th floor of a building seven blocks away from the World… Library of Congress Excerpts of Philip Mattera oral history interview conducted by Dr. Benjamin Luft, September 17, 2010 2010 · Interview · 15 min Philip Mattera was a building inspector for the NYC Department of Buildings during 9/11. He was in a meeting on the 14th floor of the Building Department on… Library of Congress Fred Meyer oral history interview conducted by Melodie Guerrera, September 21, 2010 2010 · Interview · 10 min Fred, a volunteer firefighter, worked in the communications sector for Cablevision on 9/11/2001. He was also involved in restoring some of the communications… Library of Congress Dr. Arthur Gudeon oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, September 24, 2010 2010 · Interview · 40 min Arthur has been a podiatrist in Queens for 50 years. He heard about the first plane hitting the towers on his way to vote in a primary election. He returned… Library of Congress Excerpts of Robert Edwin Jr. oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, September 30, 2010 2010 · Interview · 13 min Robert is a detective who was off duty on 9/11 when the attacks occurred. He remembers the commute into Manhattan taking half the usual time, as the highway… Library of Congress Thomas Erickson oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, September 27, 2010 2010 · Interview · 48 min Thomas was a Port Authority Police Officer on 9/11. He is now an NYPD officer with the K-9 Unit and lives in Lindenhurst, NY. His wife was walking into the… Library of Congress Joseph oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, September 28, 2010 2010 · Interview · 43 min Joseph is a Long Island native and former Marine who was a lieutenant on 9/11 with the New York State Park Police. He was upstate in Syracuse at the New York… Library of Congress Joseph Nuccio oral history interview conducted by Dr. Benjamin Luft, September 28, 2010 2010 · Interview · 1 h 30 min Joseph was a retired/disabled nurse/volunteer firefighter/EMT on 9/11. He saw the attacks on TV and since he had medical training, he felt he should go and… Library of Congress Robert Edwin Jr. oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, September 30, 2010 2010 · Interview · 49 min Robert works as a detective with the NYPD in Astoria, Queens. He has worked in the police force for 16 1/2 years. On 9/11/2001, his wife called to say the… Library of Congress Robert Weisberg oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, October 1, 2010 2010 · Interview · 1 h 34 min Robert was a volunteer firefighter and an accountant for a financial software firm across the street from the World Trade Center on 9/11. He had just gotten… Library of Congress Excerpts of Robert Weisberg oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, October 1, 2010 2010 · Interview · 21 min Robert Weisberg thinks of 9/11 as his generation’s Pearl Harbor. An accountant working across from the WTC, he was also a trained volunteer firefighter and… Library of Congress Christopher oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, October 5, 2010 2010 · Interview · 1 h 24 min Christopher was a college student at St. John's University and a member of the Army National Guard at the time of the attacks on 9/11. He was getting ready to… Library of Congress Michael A. Valentin oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, October 7, 2010 2010 · Interview · 1 h 1 min When Michael, a second-generation NYPD detective, arrived at his precinct on 9/12/01 he witnessed the shock and grief in the aftermath of the attacks,… Library of Congress Robert J. Treubert oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, October 14, 2010 2010 · Interview · 55 min Robert, an Air Force veteran with twenty-six years in the NYPD, served as the security supervisor of the JPMorgan Complex, located a few blocks from Ground… Library of Congress Excerpts of Robert J. Treubert oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, October 14, 2010 2010 · Interview · 14 min Robert Treubert was the security supervisor of the JP Morgan Complex approximately 2-3 blocks from Ground Zero. On the day of the attacks, Robert went to work… Library of Congress Albert Meller oral history interview conducted by Melodie Guerrera, October 15, 2010 2010 · Interview · 1 h 4 min Albert, an NYPD detective, witnessed the twin towers burning from the roof of his precinct in Brooklyn. On 9/13/01, he volunteered to go to the Fresh Kills… Library of Congress Excerpts of Albert Meller oral history interview conducted by Melodie Guerrera, October 15, 2010 2010 · Interview · 10 min Albert was a police detective working with the 75th precinct detective squad when asked if there were any people who wanted to volunteer at the landfill.… Library of Congress John oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, October 18, 2010 2010 · Interview · 54 min John was in the FDNY for 34 years. He retired as a captain in February 2002. He has two sons, one a NYC firefighter and the other NYPD. John said it took him… Library of Congress Excerpts of John oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, October 18, 2010 2010 · Interview · 10 min John was a captain in the NYC Fire Department. At the time of the interview, he was retired and had been diagnosed in 2007 with pulmonary fibrosis due to his… Library of Congress Mindy Hersh oral history interview conducted by Dr. Benjamin Luft, October 18, 2010 2010 · Interview · 43 min Mindy worked for the NYPD in Manhattan criminal court on 9/11/01. On the morning of 9/11, she was at her dentist's office across the street from the World… Library of Congress Richard F. Doerler oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, October 19, 2010 2010 · Interview · 55 min Richard was working as a Nassau County Police Officer in the Emergency Medical Services unit on 9/11/2001. He saw the planes hit the Twin Towers while… Library of Congress Excerpts of Richard F. Doerler oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, October 19, 2010 2010 · Interview · 10 min Sargent Richard Doerler, an ex-NYPD officer, was working as a Nassau County Police officer in the Emergency Medical Services unit on 9/11. He was off duty… Library of Congress Robert Vagnier oral history interview conducted by Melodie Guerrera, November 11, 2010 2010 · Interview · 46 min Robert was a teamster who operated heavy equipment and did road work on 9/11. When he learned of the attacks, he thought of his son who was on his boat off…