‘Twin Towers: Legacy’ Presents a Family of Service
The Vigiano family played a significant and courageous role in the tragedy of 9/11.
Brothers and NYPD Officers James Vigiano (L) and Joseph Vigiano Jr. attend the unveiling of the 9/11 Memorial Wall at the Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York on Sept. 7, 2021 in New York City. Joe and Jim Vigiano were 8 and 6 years old when their father, Detective Joseph Vigiano, was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 bombings. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The history of a New York Police Department (NYPD) shield (or badge) number says a lot. For instance, Joe Vigiano Jr. carries the same number as his father, Detective Joseph Vincent Vigiano, who perished on 9/11. His brother Jimmy Vigiano proudly inherited his mother Kathy Vigiano’s badge number, which had been her father’s number before her. Eventually, both brothers transferred to the 75th Precinct in Brooklyn, New York, where their parents first met.
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