# Glenn A. Radalinsky oral history interview conducted by Dr. Benjamin Luft, June 10, 2010

Glenn, a Nassau marine officer, remembers the picture perfect morning of September 11th, 2001. At work he heard about the first plane and thought it was an accident but when he heard about the second plane, he knew it was an attack. He and the other marine officers were called in to respond. They established themselves at North Cove Marina located at the base of Battery Park. Glenn remembers seeing a police officer, with a bandana over his mouth, calming a crowd of panicked people waiting for a boat to transport them to safety. This image is one of the few positives he is able to pull away. They spent the day filling the boats with people and transporting them across the river. On the boats they would document the people they were transporting and attempt to contact their families to let them know the person was safe. After there were no more people to transport they started to transport supplies or would work on the pile. On the pile, Glenn questioned where are the computers, phones, and desks? Paper was the sole survivor. This experience strongly impacted Glenn's family and he can't go a day without thinking about it. It is hard to heal from and he just can't forget. Glenn received federal recognition when he received the highest civilian award from the Department of Transportations for his supportive role on and after September 11th.

- Kind: Interview
- Year: 2010
- Runtime: 53 min
- By: Radalinsky, Glenn A.
- Genres: History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2015048_009/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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