9/11 Vigil: Firefighter From Carmel Added To Putnam's Heroes Monument

PUTNAM COUNTY, NY — One of the sad aspects of Putnam County's 9/11 observance in 2022 is the addition of yet another name on the Heroes Memorial.

Carmel resident John Veteri died March 11 at the age of 63. A firefighter in Larchmont, he was part of the rescue efforts at FDNY Box 5-5-87 on Sept. 11. He retired as a lieutenant in 2010.

Retired FDNY Captain Dennis Hanrahan, co-chairman of the Putnam Heroes Memorial, named all those honored on it:

Eight who died at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001:

• Firefighter Christopher Blackwell FDNY
• Firefighter George C. Cain FDNY
• Police Officer Stephen P. Driscol NYPD
• David Lawrence William Fodor, Fiduciary Trust International
• Firefighter Daniel E. Harlin FDNY
• Firefighter Thomas J. Kuveikis FDNY
• Firefighter Robert Minara FDNY
• George Paris, Cantor Fitzgerald

Dead of WTC illnesses:

• FIREFIGHTER EDWARD V TIETJEN FDNY
• BATTALION CHIEF JOHN J. VAUGHAN FDNY
• BATTALION CHIEF THOMAS R. VAN DORAN FDNY
• FIREFIGHTER GLENN M. BISOGNO BREWSTER FD
• FIREFIGHTER THOMAS J. KELLY FDNY
• FIREFIGHTER CHARLES E. FLICKINGER LAKE CARMEL FD
• INSPECTOR DONALD G. FESER NYPD
• LIEUTENANT THOMAS ROBERTS FDNY
• DETECTIVE THOMAS LYONS NYPD
• COMMISSIONER ROBERT MCMAHON PUTNAM COUNTY BUREAU OF EMERGENCY SERVICE
• LIEUTENANT JOHN VETERI LARCHMONT FD

The ceremony will take place Sunday at the Putnam Heroes Memorial at Spain Cornerstone Park, at the corner of Fair Street and Route 52 in Carmel.

The candlelight vigil will start at 7 p.m. Fair Street will be closed from Vink Drive to Route 52 at 6:15 p.m. and Route 52 will be closed from Route 301 to Fowler Avenue starting at 6:30 p.m.

Starting at 6:55 p.m., the event will be live-streamed here.