What better way to "Remember" that horrible date in 2001 then to carry the number on your badge.
Newark is one of many N.J. departments that responded to the terror attack in New York City. This item probably was not ordered to be associated with the September 11 Terror Attack, but just looking at the number causes memories to boil up.
I recall exactly where I was when the First Plane hit, and watched shocked as the Second Plane hit its' target. Minutes later I watched and listened to the reports of a Third Plane striking the Pentagon, and later the report of a Fourth Plane going into the ground in Pennsylvania.
It was difficult to connect with my kids in Jersey, and it took until late evening to get a call from the last one saying, "I am alright." That call came from a daughter who rode the last train from Hoboken to Wall St. She was turned back thankfully to N.J. where she observed the smoke from where the Twin Towers once stood.
At her Hoboken Apartment she asked me, "What did you do?" She was questioning the large number of Officer Business Cards stuck in her door with the message to "Call your Dad !"
Damn Right I Remember !
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