Haydn oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, December 3, 2010

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On 9/11, Haydn was a rookie for the NYPD at the 111th Precinct in Bayside, Queens. He graduated from the Police Academy in June of 2001. He was home on the morning of the attacks and saw the event unfold on TV. His initial reaction was shock. Hadyn was called to work on 9/11 and was assigned to an entrance ramp on the LIE to check IDs and make sure only authorized personnel were driving on the LIE. He was on the ramp alone from noon to about midnight until someone came and picked him up. He arrived at Ground Zero on 9/13/01 and didn't know what to expect. He was scared. He traveled on an MTA bus and said it was a quiet ride, and he could see a "big cloud" over downtown. The bus took him near the Brooklyn Bridge which he described as a "ghost town, like something out of a movie." He had a paper mask, and he could only see a few feet in front of him. There were no civilians there, just policemen, FDNY, and the military. He worked 12-hour shifts at the Federal Reserve Bank, and for about 2-3 months he was assigned to perimeter security. Once he arrived at the site, his fear vanished. He saw the pile-a mound of metal stories high. It was like nothing he'd ever seen before. He worked for two weeks straight, getting only about four hours of sleep a night. He thought people were on edge. A childhood friend named Deborah was missing, and he later found out she had been killed in the attacks. He volunteered on the bucket brigade because he felt the need to help, but only did it…

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