Excerpts of Gerard A.Rozea oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, December 13, 2010

About

Gerard (Gerry) Rozea, an engineer for Lucent Technologies who specialized in installing complex phone systems for large offices, was working from his Pennsylvania home on 9/11 and, while talking with co-workers at the phone company’s central office on Vesey Street (adjacent to the WTC), he saw the planes hit the Towers on his TV. Knowing his expertise would be needed -- and having worked installing equipment at WTC -- he headed to Manhattan the following day. He describes being allowed across a deserted George Washington Bridge by the National Guard, driving down the West Side Highway with a police escort, and being onsite when Building 5 fell. Enveloped by dust (which caused subsequent health issues) and surrounded by damaged buildings, he and his co-workers scrambled to get main switch systems up and running, which they did by September 18th.

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Language

English

Country

United States

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