NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – The FDNY will honor 32 members who died from 9/11-related illnesses by adding their names to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall.
A ceremony will be held in Brooklyn on Wednesday to mark the occasion.
Since the 9/11 attacks, more than 360 FDNY members have lost their lives to World Trade Center-related illnesses. The ceremony takes place each year as a reminder of the lasting impacts of the recovery efforts on first responders, according to a FDNY press release.
The 32 members being honored include firefighters, paramedics, and electricians, whose names will be inscribed on the Memorial Wall.
The outdoor ceremony will start at 4 p.m. at FDNY Headquarters, located at 9 MetroTech Center and will also be live-streamed on the FDNY website at www.nyc.gov/FDNY.
The inscription on the Memorial Wall reads: “Dedicated to the memory of those who bravely served this department protecting life and property in the City of New York in the rescue and recovery effort at Manhattan Box 5-5-8087 World Trade Center.”
Those being added to the wall are:
Lieutenant James K. Donohue
Firefighter Thomas W. Anderson, Jr.
Firefighter Kevin R. Kelly
Firefighter Robert M. Hughes
Firefighter Edward R. Pecoroni
Electrician John Fiorentino
Firefighter Robert E. Welsh III
Firefighter John Tiska, Jr.
Firefighter Albert A. Filosa
Paramedic Andrew J. Enderes
EMT Hilda L. Vannata
Firefighter Robert V. Fulco
Firefighter Mark R. Senno
Battalion Chief Christopher D. Scalone
Chaplain Rev. Monsignor John E. Delendick
Firefighter Michael W. Daly
Captain Luke M. Lynch
Lieutenant Michael J. Higgins
Firefighter Harold J. Johnston
Electrician Joseph Berardi
Lieutenant Stephen A. Asaro
Firefighter William R. Bartholomew
Captain Steven Berube
Firefighter Michael J. Cioffi
Firefighter Robert M. Kelly
Firefighter Frank A. Caputo
EMS Captain Robert R. DeLeon, Jr.
Battalion Chief Kevin S. Blaine
Lieutenant Michael J. Shanley
Firefighter Steven G. Radich
EMT Christopher Swierkowski
Lieutenant Charles J. Maniscalco