NYPD Captain Talks ‘Uncommon Valor’ of First Responders on 9/11

0 September 11, 2026 14:00

Retired NYPD captain John Monaghan recalls racing to action on Sept. 11, helping to evacuate nearby government buildings and searching the rubble for survivors. Monaghan passionately discusses the importance of teaching the “uncommon valor” of first responders to the next generation. “We’re in a transition period now. We’re going from this being a memory…to being history and we need to teach the next generation to alway remember," he says.

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