Remembering Army reservists assigned to Ft. Totten whom died 9-11-2001.
Guest Speaker speech given by Maj. Gen. (retired) Richard S. Colt, who was the commanding general of the 77th Regional Readiness Command (RRC). The 77th no longer exists as a unit – all of the remembered soldiers were assigned to the 77th RRC.
Soldiers Remembered/Honored:
Lt. Col. William Pohlmann, who had twenty-seven years of military service, worked in his civilian job as an attorney for the New York State Department of Taxation, which had an office at the World Trade Center. He was also a volunteer firefighter and engine company president with the Ardsley Volunteer Fire Department in New York.
Capt. Michael Mullan was a New York City firefighter for Ladder 12. He had fifteen years of military service and was a member of the Army Nurse Corps with the 344th Combat Support Hospital. That day, Captain Mullan was conducting rescue operations at the Marriott Hotel which stood between the two Twin Towers.
Capt. Mark Whitford, who had eight years of military service, worked as a chauffeur for Manhattan’s Engine Company 23. It was his duty to remain in the truck while the other firefighters went into the towers, but this time he went with the team into the burning South Tower.
Warrant Officer Ronald Bucca, who had twenty-nine years of military service, was assigned as a fire marshal to the Manhattan Command. Incidentally, Chief Bucca was the first fire marshal killed in the line of duty with the Fire Department of New York.
Staff Sgt. Frederick Ill, who had sixteen years of military service, was a fire captain with Ladder 2 of Manhattan. He gained fame in 1999 for helping to save the life of a forty-six year old father of three, who was pushed onto the tracks of an oncoming subway train.
Sgt. Shawn Powell, who had thirteen years of military service, was a firefighter assigned to Engine Company 207 in Brooklyn. Sergeant Powell served four years on active duty with the Army before joining the Army Reserve. He completed the combat medic course and emergency medical technician course, and was serving as a medical assistant.
| Date Taken: | 09.08.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 09.08.2012 17:26 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 154574 |
| VIRIN: | 120908-A-0276P-957 |
| Filename: | DOD_100484677 |
| Length: | 00:06:43 |
| Location: | NEW YORK (QUEENS), NY, US |
| Downloads: | 2 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 2 |
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