Community Corner
Remembering The Fallen: Honoring Merrick's 9/11 Victims
Nine local residents were among the nearly 3,000 people killed.
Nearly 3,000 people died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 16 years ago. Among those killed were nine Merrick and North Merrick residents.
Today, and every day, we remember:
- Herman Charles Broghammer
- Ronnie E. Gies
- David Joseph Grimner
- Aram Iskenderian
- Sean Patrick Lynch
- Katherine Marie McGarry-Noack
- Brian Edward Sweeney
- John Damien Vaccacio
- Frank J. Vignola, Jr.
Click the names above to read more about each person on Newsday.
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