Mychal Fallon Judge, OFM, was an American Franciscan friar and Catholic priest who served as a chaplain to the New York City Fire Department. While serving in that capacity, he was killed, becoming th
Mychal Judge
Judge's memorial inscription:"FR. MYCHAL JUDGEMAY 11, 1933 – SEPTEMBER 11, 2001Lord, Take me where you want me to go, Let me meet who you want me to meet, Tell me what you want me to say and Keep me out of your way.
Judge died when debris from the South Tower was ejected into the lobby of the North Tower during the collapse of the World Trade Center. This image of the South Tower was photographed nine days before the attacks occurred.
The FDNY Memorial to Judge at Engine 1, Ladder 24 in Manhattan
Joseph W. Pfeifer is a retired American firefighter who served with the New York City Fire Department. Pfeifer served as First Deputy Commissioner of the FDNY from February 2023 until September 2024,
Mychal Judge
…lobby, killing many inside. Judge died at this moment, too, struck and killed by the debris. According to a later interview with 1st Battalion Chief Joseph Pfeifer, it was initially believed that he had suffered a heart attack. In the moment before his death, Judge was repeatedly praying aloud, "Jesus, please end…
Pfeifer in 2015, as assistant chief
The camera that Jules Naudet used to film the impact of the first plane and the crisis that unfolded from Chief Pfeifer's point of view (on display at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum)
Pfeifer at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, October 10, 2015.