Bernie Kerik RemembersYou may not see much today of Bernard Kerik Bernard Bailey "Bernie" Kerik, CBE, (born September 4, 1955 in Newark, New Jersey) was an American law-enforcement officer. Kerik was Police Commissioner of the City of New York from 2000 to 2001, under the mayoralty of Rudy Giuliani. In December 2004, George W. , the former NYPD NYPD New York City Police Department (since 1845; New York City, NY, USA) NYPD New York Play Development Commissioner who was on duty during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but he is staying busy. I spoke with him by phone yesterday as he was planting 23 flags outside his home to commemorate each of the police officers he lost that day. He said he was going to a funeral for a New Jersey police officer who worked with his son and would be coming to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. for interviews later in the day. He declined to speak publicly about politics or his former boss, Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani (born May 28, 1944) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from the state of New York. Formerly Mayor of New York City, Giuliani is currently seeking the Republican nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election. , which he said was out of respect for those who are mourning today. Then, he referred me to his FaceBook page, where at 8:24 a.m. today, he posted his thoughts on the anniversary of the attacks: The 7th Anniversary of the Attacks on AmericaShareToday at 8:24amOn this seventh anniversary of the attacks on our city and this country, I’d ask everyone to reflect and remember a few things in particular. The first being the 403 police officers and firefighters that lost their lives in New York City on the morning of September 11th, 2001. They ran into those buildings knowing the perils ahead and the dangers they faced. We should be awed at the courage and bravery Bravery See also Heroism. Achilles foremost Greek hero of Trojan War; brave and formidable warrior. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 12] Adrastus courageous Indian prince; Rinaldo’s enemy. [Ital. Lit. it took for those that stayed behind, knowing that doom awaited them. Let’s not forget the innocents that died as well; everyday people, living the American dream American dream also American Dream n. An American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire: , many of which had come to this country from others with a desire to live in peace and freedom. We should take a moment to say a prayer and give thanks to the men and women that serve in our armed forces today. Their sacrifices and service creates the wall of security that stands between good and evil and protects us from those that wish to do us harm. Let’s hope that our political leadership has the foresight and commitment to give our local, state and federal law enforcement authorities the resources they need to continue to do their job. Let’s never forget what happened on that day. Our enemies will not forget and they thrive on the thought of a repeat performance. It is our complacency and a lack of vigilance VIGILANCE. Proper attention in proper time. 2. The law requires a man who has a claim to enforce it in proper time, while the adverse party has it in his power to defend himself; and if by his neglect to do so, he cannot afterwards establish such claim, the that will give them just what they want. Lastly, on behalf of all the men and women that served in the New York City Police Department on that day, I thank all of you for your support. For those of us that were there and lived through it, we could not have done it without you. God bless you always. BERNARD B. KERIK40th Police CommissionerCity of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (retired) 
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