Posted 9/10/13 – Longtime readers will recall that former NYPD officer John Napolitano has been an occasional contributor, and most especially around 9/11, the anniversary of the day his son, Lt. John Napolitano of FDNY…
Posted 7/11/13 – We have received word that occasional Sierra Madre News Net contributor John Napolitano, NYPD retired and father of FDNY Lt. John Napolitano, who was killed in the North Tower following the World…
Posted 1/1/13 – Long time readers will remember the story of my visit to the International Association of Firefighters’ memorial service in 2002, honoring the fallen firefighters from the previous two years, including the 9/11…
Sept. 12, 2011 – John Napolitano, Sr., the father of John Napolitano, Jr., one of the 344 New York firefighters that died on 9/11/01, who over the years has been kind enough to share his…
Posted 9/8/14– Each year as we approach September 11th, SierraMadreNews.Net looks back in memory of those who died on Sept. 11th, 2001, when the US was attacked on its own soil for the first time…
Posted 9/8/12 – Each year in September, my thoughts turn to John Napolitano, a friend in New York whom I’ve never met, and his family, particularly his son, John P. Napolitano, one of the heroes…
The first seven articles reflected on the events of 9/11/01 and the five years that have elapsed since, through the words of one victim’s father. Originally posted in the San Gabriel Valley Weekly in 2006 Part…
Tomorrow – 2011 Message from John Napolitano, Sr. regarding the ten year anniversary of 9/11. Part 1 in the series Part 2 in the series Part 3 in the series Part 4 in the series …
Reposted Sept. 9, 2011 – Sixth in a series of articles reflecting on the events of 9/11/01 and the five years that have elapsed since, through the words of one victim’s father By Bill Coburn and…
Reposted Sept. 8, 2011 – Fifth in a series of articles reflecting on the events of 9/11/01 and the five years that have elapsed since, through the words of one victim’s father By Bill Coburn…
Reposted Sept. 5, 2011 – Fourth in a series of articles reflecting on the events of 9/11/01 and the five years that have elapsed since, through the words of one victim’s father By Bill Coburn…
Re-posted 8/25/2011 – Third in a series of articles reflecting on the events of 9/11/01 and the five years that have elapsed since, through the words of one victim’s father. Originally published in the San…
August 21, 2011 – Repost of the second in a series of articles reflecting on the events of 9/11/01 and the five years that have elapsed since, through the words of one victim’s father, originally…
A Hero, A Tragedy, and A Father’s Love – Originally published in the San Gabriel Valley Weekly in August and September, 2006, I’ll be re-posting one every few days between now and 9/11/11 A series…
by Bill Coburn I have mixed emotions today. I was raised to believe that it is not okay to rejoice in someone else’s misfortune, and to rejoice in someone’s death is never okay. Don’t get…
