NYFD Battalion Chief John Moran (Freeper BCM) Perishes In World Trade Center

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[AppyPappy]

The bone-chilling wail of bagpipe playing "Amazing Grace" echoed through a Queens church yesterday as yet another fallen firefighter from the World Trade Center tragedy was memorialized in death.

It was yet another day — of many more to come — for Masses and memorial services for both heroic rescue workers and innocent civilians lost in the flames and collapsing towers.

At the memorial Mass for 49th Battalion Chief John Moran, his younger brother, Firefighter Michael Moran of Ladder 3, recalled how he spoke to his brother by cell phone after the second plane crashed into the Trade Center.

"I told him to be careful," the younger Moran told mourners, including his brother's wife, Kim, and two sons, Ryan, 7, and Dylan, 4. "I didn't see him there that day, but now I see him all the time."

The memorial Mass at St. Francis de Sales Church in Belle Harbor, Queens, was conducted by the fallen firefighter's uncle, Father Paul Moran, who called his 42-year-old nephew's last assignment a "mission of love, to save life, not destroy it."

Mayor Giuliani called for a standing ovation for the 20-year fire veteran, who held a law degree from Fordham University and was injured in the Father's Day explosion at an Astoria hardware store that killed three firefighters.

The mayor said while Moran's two young sons may not fully comprehend all that's happened, "The thing I want them to understand for their entire life is that their father is a great man."

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It is believed that John Moran is BMC. We have a picture from a freep Posted Here. Here is his Fire Dept Memorial http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/f dny/html/memorial/wtc/moran_jo hn_bc_bat049.html. Here is a google search of his postsHere

I found these:

To: ELS

This was the best time I've ever had in the pouring rain! I was shouting so hard that I can hardly speak today. While the chants were great and certainly got people's attention, I personally loved it when we sang "America the Beautiful" and "God Bless America." I think that really stopped people in their tracks (and completely confounded the liberals).

32 Posted on 11/27/2000 15:45:04 PST by BCM
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After the Bush victory:

To: AndrewC

My fellow Freepers, who sustained me through all the insanity.

24 Posted on 11/27/2000 19:20:44 PST by BCM
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BTW I found this one as well:

To: bcjohnson

God bless you, you will be missed.

4 Posted on 01/03/2000 22:37:18 PST by BCM

John 15
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

[freefdny]

Ladder 3 also happens to be where John's brother Mike works, who by the way gave one of the most inspirational and moving speeches I have ever heard, at the memorial;including a moment where a baby cried loud and long and Mike stopped his speech and said "I know how you feel kid". John of course would probably post a message telling us that America's got work to do. And that we should take all this sadness and turn it into something positive,like a resolute quest for justice. That's the kind of guy he was. God Bless FreeRepublic

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Is this correct (found here)?

Ladder 117, Battalion 49: 42-08 Astoria Blvd., Queens.

If so, I can do a usps.com lookup on the zip code.

[freefdny]

Sorry but that address is also not correct. I think that is L117's address. But once again John was actually working in the Special Operations Command which is located on Roosevelt Island in New York. I'll try to find an address.

[BADJOE]

Today I printed this thread and mailed it with a check for $625.00 to Mrs. Moran.

Thank you Freepers.

[austingirl]

Rest in peace, brave hero. We grieve with your family.

[AppyPappy]

Thanks Joe. Some of our church members went to NYC and made a presentation of everything they saw. I did OK until the showed the memorials at the fire stations and I had to leave to help the kids outside play football.

[The Game Hen]

Tonight at the VH1 concert, Chief Moran's brother made an appearance. He paid tribute to his brother, John and told Osama: "Kiss my Irish Ass!" It was a great moment! What a man!

[BCM-FIL]

John Moran BC Battalion 49 22-63 35th St. Queens,N.Y.11105 BCM-FIL

[TLBSHOW]

Thank you very much.

[nicmarlo]

What a sad day it is when someone dies, especially when a good man, according to all I have read and heard about this mean, is so senseless. My thoughts and prayers for his family and his friends. What a loss it must be. If only more men, more Americans, could be what John Moran must have been. . . . so very very sad.

[nicmarlo]

did not mean "mean;" meant "man"

[AppyPappy]

It's an honor to have you here. Please express our condolences to the family.

[The Right Stuff]

Welcome and God Speed.

[Silly]

It was so sad to hear about your son-in-law. You must miss him terribly. Please accept my prayers and best wishes for your family.

Silly (Paul)

[AuntB]

Thank you. Be safe.

[cactmh]

Bump for BCM and all of the other Freepers we've lost. :(

[usconservative]

Bump for Battle Chief Moran (BCM).

A fellow freeper who was lost on Sept. 11th.

May Our Heavenly Father bless and keep him safe, for all eternity.

AMEN.

[Incorrigible]

It's an honor just to think I shared this part of cyberspace with BCM.

[MinorityRepublican]

I saw John Moran on the FIREHOUSE program today on NBC at 9 pm EST. Was it really him? It was about firemen experiences, and it was before September 11.

[Unknown Freeper]

bump for answer