The Vigiano family is legendary in New York.
The patriarch of the family, John, is a retired New York City firefighter captain. Twice in his career he was read his last rights, and survived.
His twin sons (born on April 5th) Joseph Vincent Vigiano, a detective with the New York City Police Department, and John, a New York City firefighter, were both lost on September 11, 2001 in the attack on the World Trade Center.They were 34-years-old.
Both the brothers were Eagle Scouts. Their father described Joseph as the funny one and John as the serious one.
John had this to say about his sons, "They never embarrassed me. They were good fathers, good husbands and they were good men."
I'm proud to pay tribute to...Joseph Vincent Vigiano.
One of the heroes that went into the World Trade Center to save lives on 9-11.
His body was found one month later and removed with a full honor guard. Joseph's brother's remains were never recovered.
Joseph was posthumously awarded the New York City Police Department's Medal of Honor.
In addition to his wife Kathy, who was also a police officer, Joseph left behind three sons.The two oldest boys are pictured at 6 and 8-years-old. The youngest one was three-months-old. The family lived in Medford, New York.
Joseph was assigned to Emergency Services Squad 3 in Harlem.
He had a 14-year career and was one of the NYPD's most decorated officers. Three different times he was shot in the line of duty; each time he returned to work.Sources of information used for this tribute included a Legacy.com page and the Officer Down Memorial Page dedicated to Joseph.
Of everything I found when conducting research on the life of Joseph Vincent Vigiano nothing was more touching than this from his son...
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God bless their families each and every one. Great post! - Cortnee' TX
gone, but not forgotten
What a beautiful tribute to a hero! I love to read story like this, very inspiring, and restore my faith in humans.
Such a shame the family lost these two brave brothers on the same horrible day. I can only imagine the amount of people they saved and touched during their lives... and the letter from little Jimmy was soo touching, it sounds like he will be keeping his dad's and uncle's memory and legacy going strong
I am thankful for those brave brothers too Jimmy! Any me and my family will keep you and your family in our prayers.
I'm a father myself and I have tremendous respect for the people in this world who are heroes. I have to hold back and go on a different mission right now because my kids are young. I learned the hard way too many times. In the Navy we had a true story about the Sullivans. 5 young men from the same family that all died holding the line for freedom - like the Vigiano brothers. If there is a God I'm sure these guys are on the A Team and their kids will live a good life.
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