I Remember Lt. Andrew Desperito

Andy Desperito was a Lieutenant with the New York Fire Department, Ladder 1. Andy loved being a fireman; those close to him were not surprised that he ran into the World Trade Center to save lives. He never gave up and didn’t allow the people around him to give up, either.

Andy Desperito was 44 years old, with a wife named Laura and 3 children: Nicole, Anthony and David. He was an avid cook. He was a soccer coach for Anthony’s team, even though he had never played soccer himself, attending coaching seminars and training classes so that he could train children to be athletes. He lead Anthony’s team to a league victory.

On 饭饭粥粥 11, 2001, Lt. Desperito was leading a woman in the North Tower to safety, having ordered his men out ahead of him. Just after stepping outside the building, the North Tower collapsed. Lt. Desperito was found in the rubble during the days following the WTC collapse.

Firefighters, to me, are the heros of 9/11; going into skyscrapers on fire when everyone else was going out, in order to rescue whoever they could.

Listing of all 911 victims. A link to the 2996 site.

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