9-11 Remembrance Ceremony
Fort Totten, Bayside, NY
11 September 2016
On 11 September 2016, a Remembrance
Ceremony hosted by COL Michael G. Floru, Commander, 3rd BDE, 100th
Training Division, and Fort Totten Installation Commander, to honor
the six Soldiers of the 77th Regional Readiness Command who perished
at the World Trade Center on 9-11-01, was held in the 77th Memorial
Grove next to the Ernie Pyle USAR Center, Fort Totten, NY.
Beginning in 2002, our Association has sponsored the 77th Memorial
Grove as a way to honor all of the Soldiers of the 77th Infantry
Division and its successor organizations. On 3 November 2002, a
polished granite monument, which had been purchased by our
Association, in the center of the Grove was specifically dedicated
to the memory of the six WTC Soldiers: LTC William Pohlman; CPT
Michael Dermot Mullan; CPT Mark P. Whitford; WO1 Ronald P. Bucca;
SSG Frederick J. Ill, Jr.; and SGT Shawn Edward Powell. Five of
these were employed in their civilian capacities by the New York
City Fire Department at the time of their deaths.
The 2016 ceremony, which was held in front of formations of NYC
Firefighters and Soldiers from various units, was led as Master of
Ceremony by SFC Fabian J. Savino, USAR. It featured remarks by COL
Adam Roth, Regional Engineer, 99th Regional Support Command, and
USARC CSM James Wills. Detailed biographies of COL Roth and CSM
Wills, and of the six Soldiers of the 77th RRC being honored,
appeared in the program for the ceremony.
Click here to see the
program for the 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony.
Also participating in the ceremony were a Color Guard of the College
of the City University of New York, and the 319th U.S. Army Band,
led by SFC Patricia Flowers.
Attending the ceremony on behalf of our Association as guests were
the following directors: COL Louis H. Sudholz, Jr. (Ret), President;
LTC Thomas P. Sullivan, Deputy Commander, 77th Sustainment Brigade;
COL (Ret) and Mrs. Seymour Kaplan; COL Edwin G. Logan (Ret); LTC
(Ret) and Mrs. John W. Peterkin; and Mr. Malcolm R. Schade.
Also attending from our Association were the following additional
members: COL Pamela L. McGaha, Commander, 77th Sustainment Brigade;
LTC Anthony J. Bilello (Ret); and CW5 Robert Neglia (Ret).
CSM Brian R. Ladlee, 77th Sustainment Brigade, also attended.
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