NYPD Recruits Pay Tribute at Memorial

  • October 25, 2021
  • View of NYPD recruits from across the Memorial pool
  • NYPD recruits lined up across the Memorial pool
  • Back view of NYPD recruits gathered at the Memorial
  • Floral wreath at the Memorial

The newest class of New York Police Department recruits visited the Memorial this morning, paying tribute to the 23 NYPD members who gave their lives on September 11, 2001. As part of their pre-graduation training, more than 400 recruits laid a wreath at the panel where the names of those killed begin, then visited the Museum. 

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

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