N002089
Saturday, January 19, 2002 9:45 PM
I am the mother of , a 25yr. old single FDNY
Firefighter, who gave his life to save others in the Twin Towers on 9/11. I
am very upset with the U.S. for letting this happen. Many of the people in
the U.S. who had the job of protecting it's citizens have been asleep for
much to long. It is for this reason that my son and so many others lost their
lives that day. Now I hear that he may not be included in the Victims
Compensation Fund because he was single. How insane is that. My husband and
I, his parents and beneficiary to him, feel that there is no amount of money
that will take his place. We also strongly feel that he should be awarded
something for giving his life for a country where so many people were not
doing there job were he was so heroically performing his. There seems to be
no problem sending our tax dollars to rebuild Afghanistan but we, in the
middle of our grief need to beg the US to do what is right for its own
people. The fact that entire family has been shattered and
changed forever does not seem to matter to you. We, like the people of
Afghanistan need to rebuild our lives. Please look into your heart and see
that each one of the poor victims deserve equal compensation for giving their
lives that day. A victim is a victim regardless of whether they are a parent,
wife, child, or sibling and should all be treated as such. Be honest and fair
and do the right thing. Please don't let my son's death be in vane simply
because he was young and not married. Because he was busy serving his city
unselfishly, his dream of marrying and starting a family of his own was put
on hold. There is only one thing that was more important to than the
FDNY and that was his family. Do not dishonor this brave, selfless and
heroic person by not including his family as victims.
Sincerely,
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