Not a day goes by that we don’t remember the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
It’s the countless memorials, the view of the New York City skyline with the resurrected Freedom Tower, the anniversary every year and the week before and after.
There are so many reminders and that’s a good thing. We must never forget the people who lost their lives that day. We must always keep them in our hearts, thoughts and prayers.
On this day especially, but always, we pay tribute to the many individuals and their loved ones who were deeply affected within the Sachem community. You are not forgotten. Your memories live on in us and in this community.
Note: the photo above is of the 9/11 Memorial at Sachem High School North and the photo below is of the memorial at Sachem High School East.
Sachem Report remembers …
- FF James Amato, Lake Ronkonkoma
- Joshua Birnbaum, Holbrook
- FF Peter Brennan, Ronkonkoma
- FF Daniel Brethel, Farmingville
- FF John Crisci, Holbrook
- FF Martin Demeo, Farmingville
- Jerome Dominguez, Holtsville
- Dolores Fanelli, Farmingville
- Cynthia Giugliano, Nesconset
- FF Timothy Higgins, Farmingville
- Kris Hughes, Nesconset
- Joseph Maloney, Farmingville
- FF Ray Meisenheimer, Holtsville
- FF Michael Mullin, Holbrook
- FF John Napolitano, Ronkonkoma
- Frank Niestadt, Jr., Ronkonkoma
- PO Glen Pettit, Ronkonkoma
- FF Ed Rall, Holbrook
- FF Michael Russo, Sr., Nesconset
- FF Gerard Schrang, Holbrook
- Dianne Signer, Holbrook
- FF Stanley Smagala, Jr., Holbrook
- FF Lawrence Stack, Lake Ronkonkoma
- FF Daniel Suhr, Nesconset
-Words by Chris R. Vaccaro