Medal
- Description
- Medal from the Egan Family Memorial Day Kids Only Race on September 11, 2005, in memory of Martin J. Egan, Jr. The medal includes a relief of the winged feet of Mercury and a stopwatch. On the back of the medal is a small plaque with printed text: "Egan Family | Memorial Day | 9-11-2005 | Kid's Only Race." The medal hangs from a red, white, and blue ribbon.
- Historical Notes
- Lifelong Staten Island resident Martin Egan lived in Great Kills with his wife, Diane, and their two young children. A runner since high school, he participated in his first New York City Marathon in 2000. Martin was a 15-year FDNY veteran assigned to Ladder Company 118. Captain Egan was on administrative duty on September 11 and responded to the World Trade Center. He was 36 years old.
- Accession Number: C.2007.27.16
- Dimensions: 17 in X 2 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 43.18 cm X 5.08 cm
- Source: Patricia Egan
- Credit Line: Gift of Patricia and Martin Egan, Sr., in memory of their son Captain Martin J. Egan, Jr. FDNY. "Always in our thoughts. Forever in our hearts."
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