By William J. Gorta
The New York Post
NEW YORK — A 9/11 widow is suing the FDNY because it refused to include her firefighter husband in a list of honored dead on its World Trade Center memorial.
James Corrigan, who retired in 1994 as a captain after 25 years in the FDNY, worked with the department to save people in the towers, according to the lawsuit.
Despite legislation that retroactively restored Corrigan to active duty as of Sept. 11, 2001, the Fire Department thinks he should be listed in the “First Responders” section, but not among the honored FDNY dead, the suit says.
“It makes absolutely no sense,” said Corrigan’s widow, Marie. “They [the FDNY] claim it [the legislation] was for pension purposes only.”
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