Village of Islandia Holds September 11th Memorial at New First Responders Memorial

Mayor Allan M. Dorman (left) poses with members of the Col. Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #12144 and the Islandia Village safety officers at the new First Responders Memorial after a special dedication ceremony on September 11. The village remembered five local first responders who died during the 9/11 attacks.
Mayor Allan M. Dorman (left) poses with members of the Col. Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #12144 and the Islandia Village safety officers at the new First Responders Memorial after a special dedication ceremony on September 11. The village remembered five local first responders who died during the 9/11 attacks.
Mayor Allan M. Dorman (left) poses with members of the Col. Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #12144 and the Islandia Village safety officers at the new First Responders Memorial after a special dedication ceremony on September 11. The village remembered five local first responders who died during the 9/11 attacks.

On September 11, the Village of Islandia held a special ceremony at the new First Responders Memorial in honor of the memory of five local first responders who were killed during the September 11, 2001 attacks: Raymond M. Meisenheimer, Peter Brennan, John P. Napolitano. Glen K. Pettit and William J. Mahoney, Jr.

Mayor Allan M. Dorman was joined by village trustees, safety officers and members of the Col Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #12144 in remembering those who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks. The invocation was made by Tom Brauner, Chaplain, Col. Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #12144.

The First Responders Memorial was unveiled on June 2, 2018. It features five plaques, one for each of the five local residents who lost their lives that day. Mayor Dorman said this ceremony will continue to be held at the Memorial to remember those who perished that day.


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