"Anyone who got to spend time around Chief Geraghty knew he was a special person. The kinda guy we were all supposed to grow up like. He was larger than life.
Survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks and the families of those who died have slammed the VP s comparison of the worst attack on US soil to the Capitol riot as reckless and appalling.
em Geraghty s casket is lifted on to a fire truck at his funeral. /em
Geraghty s casket is lifted on to a fire truck at his funeral. By Irish America Staff
Battalion Chief Edward Geraghty, of Battalion 9, Engine 54, Ladder 4 (48th Street and 8th Avenue in New York City), was an 18-year veteran of the department and the recipient of many meritorious awards throughout his long and distinguished career.
“Anyone who got to spend time around Chief Geraghty knew he was a special person. The kinda guy we were all supposed to grow up like. He was a little larger than life, kinda like Spencer Tracy or John Wayne. You always felt safe around him,” recalls Peter Foley, a photographer who, spent three months in 2000 at Geraghty’s firehouse. (Peter took the photos on this page).