One of New York’s Finest was promoted to sergeant Monday — nearly 25 years after his NYPD detective father and FDNY firefighter uncle lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
Joseph Vigiano, Jr., 33, followed in the footsteps of his father, highly decorated Emergency Service Unit Det. Joseph Vigiano, Sr., who was among the first to rush into the World Trade Center complex when terror struck — but never made it out.
“[My dad] was brave. There’s countless stories of his heroism,” Vigiano Jr. said, as his 4-year-old son, Joey — who hopes to be a police helicopter pilot one day — clung to his side.
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