With heads bowed, cops and civilian employees at the 69th Precinct held a moment of silent prayer for the 3,000 lives lost on September 11 on the morning of that fateful day’s eighth anniversary.
The brief service, which was led by Father Edward Kane of Holy Family Church, took place just after 8 a.m. to coincide with the times when two terrorist commandeered jumbo jets slammed into each tower of the World Trade Center.
After some prayers and a moment of silence, the names of the 23 NYPD officers who died during the World Trade Center attacks were read, explained Captain Milt Marmara, the commanding officer of the 69th Precinct.
Police precincts from across the borough and throughout the city held similar memorials at their commands.
“Each year, we remember every single name [of the NYPD officers killed in the attacks],” he said. “But it’s not just for the police, we reach out to the community so they can share a part of that day with us.”
Marmara said that — eight years after the attacks — residents and police continue to remember those who were lost.
“It’s done for unity and it’s done for reflection,” he said.
