NYPD Memorial Service for fallen officers held at 1 Police Plaza, May 8, 2014. (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)NYPD Memorial Service for fallen officers held at 1 Police Plaza, May 8, 2014. (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)
As WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond reported, 12 more names were added to the 9/11 memorial wall at 1 Police Plaza, making the number of officers dead from 9/11-related illness greater than the number of officers killed in the terror attacks.
Their names were engraved on plaques and installed on a memorial wall in the entrance of police headquarters. Dozens of family members attended the event, and 13 floral wreaths lined a wall.
De Blasio and Bratton thanked the officers’ families for their sacrifices.
“We will never forget, and effectively they have gained a second family,” said the police commissioner. “They went forward toward that danger. And today, we celebrate you for constantly and always being there to celebrate them.”
