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NYPD’s Heroic Finest

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, showed the amazing resilience and bravery of the nation. Moira Smith (pictured above), was an NYPD officer who saved the lives of many that day. In this last photo of Smith, she is shown below assisting an injured man away from the World Trade Center just after the attacks. Minutes later, she rushed into the south tower of the World Trade Center to help evacuate more victims when the building collapsed. She was the only female NYPD officer to be killed in the attacks and was also the first police officer to report the attacks after she witnessed the first building hit by the plane.