Just a J

by John Schneider

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Just a J

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John Schneider

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Photograph - Digital Photography

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File# 1065... In the aftermath of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, The Port of New York and New Jersey established a bomb
K-9 program. David Lim and his beloved dog, Sirius, were using this J**P Cherokee on September 11, 2001, the days the 'Twin Towers' were attacked.
Although Sirius died when the towers collapsed . David Lim was one of fourteen survivors rescued after both towers came down.
Lt. Lim had been in the basement below the World Trade Center's South Tower with his K-9 partner Sirius when he felt the building violently tremble. He immediately secured Sirius in his kennel and went to investigate the disruption' telling Sirius
Sirius, I'll be right back'.
After surviving the collapse of the North Tower, Lim's first instinct was to find Sirius, but he was rushed by ambulance to St. Vincent's hospital. Unfortunately, Sirius was not as lucky as Lim. His remains were found in the winter of 2002 in the wreckage of the South Tower, where ceremoniously removed from Ground Zero with a full honor guard in a manner befitting a hard-working member of the PAPD.
By itself the J**p Cherokee demolished when the South Tower collapsed is just a normal patrol vehicle. But when you factor in what it represents - Lim's devotion to duty' Sirius' ultimate sacrifice, and the horror inflicted upon thousands of our citizens by the attack on The World Trade Center's Twin Towers - The Jeep holds major significance ti each and every one of us.

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December 22nd, 2023

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