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In addition to these duties, Correction personnel were the primary support unit at the temporary morgue established at NYC's Bellevue Hospital. More than 60 staff, comprising the Department's Criminal Justice, Telecommunications, Storehouse and Support Service units, as well as union leaders from the Department's two largest unions,
the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association and the Correction Captains Association, assisted the Medical Examiners office to establish and maintain this command.
The Department's operations at Ground Zero, Freshkills and the Morgue continued to February of this year. The events of 9/11 and its aftermath spurred all agencies of City government, and indeed, all citizens, to lend all possible assistance to the rescue and recovery of this great City. The Department of Correction is grateful to acknowledge, in this Medal Day journal, the men and women of the Department who answered the call for help with dedication and professionalism.
Catherine M. Raymond Chief of Administration | ||
Capt. Joseph Ferramosca Office of Chief of Adm. | C. O. Louis Cafiero Office of Chief of Adm. | C. O.Willy Cintron Office of Chief of Adm. |
On the morning of September 11, Chief of Administration Catherine Raymond and members of her staff became personally involved in a major effort to assist and evacuate the area surrounding the World Trade Center site at great personal risk.
Chief Raymond, Captain Joseph Ferramosca, and Correction Officers Louis Cafiero and Willy Cintron raced to the scene in the immediate aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center, just eight blocks south of Department Headquarters. With debris and dust raining down on them, these individuals remained calm and focused and provided assistance to nurnerous civilians who were attempting to make their way to safety. They then responded to P.S. 234, the grammar school on Greenwich Street near the disaster site, where they assisted in evacuating the students and faculty from the school. They then canvassed the school to make sure nobody was left behind.
With so many acts of heroism surrounding the events of September 11, it might be easy to overlook some. Yet it is important to take time to remember each of them and the people who, without concern for their own safety, helped others that day. For their courageous actions which are in keeping with the finest tradition of the New York City Department of Correction, Chief of Administration Catherine Raymond, Captain Joseph Ferramosca, and Correction Officers Louis Cafiero and Willy Cintron are recognized with the Exceptional Merit medal.
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