Stephen Iannone oral history interview conducted by Laurel Gumpert, April 9, 2020

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On the morning of 9/11, Stephen, an NYPD officer, reported to the site and was assigned to the medical unit, since he had been an EMT before joining the force. Unfortunately, they received few survivors. During the next few weeks, Stephen was responsible for organizing a database for the victims and collecting DNA samples to identify remains. This unit was set up in the Armory, where family members were able to come and look for information concerning their loved ones. People were putting up pictures of missing loved ones on trees, buildings, and any open spaces they could find. It was heartbreaking to meet children and hear them ask about their missing parents. Stephen has positive memories of the therapy dogs that came to provide support for the families. Seeing the happiness that this created during such a dark time, Stephen certified his own golden retriever and took her to various nursing homes to produce that same effect. In January 2002, he was promoted and assigned to the WTC to provide protection for the responders there. Everyone would stop working when the remains of a first responder were found. Stephen had a lot of friends who were police officers or firefighters, and he never knew if the remains were those of his friend. Stephen spent the last fifteen years of his career in the counter-terrorism division, which he knows helped make the city a safer place.

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