The September 7, 2013 episode of
American Heroes Radio features a conversation with Colonel Will G. Merrill, USA
(ret.) the author of 9/11 Ordinary People: Extraordinary Heroes:
NYC - The First Battle in the War Against Terror!
Program Date: September
7, 2013
Program Time: 1500
hours, PACIFIC
Topic: Remembering the
Heroes of 911
About the Guests
Colonel Will G. Merrill Jr., “a
native of Ashland, Wisconsin, graduated from the United States Military Academy
at West Point with the Class of 1958. He served overseas for eleven years in
Germany, Vietnam, Korea and Greece. He retired from the U.S. Army with the rank
of Colonel in 1989. He is a graduate of the Artillery Officer Basic and
Advanced Courses, the Army Ranger Course, the Army Airborne Course, the Armed
Forces Staff College and the DOD Language School courses in Spanish and Greek.
He has also earned a Master’s Degree in Business from Webster College. After
completing his military service he became Vice President of a nationwide Home
Inspection Service and later Vice President of a Wireless Communications
Company.
His personal decorations include
the Department of Defense Superior Service Award, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star
Medal, Four Meritorious Service Medals, Army Commendation Medal and Vietnamese
Honor Medal.” Colonel Will G. Merrill
Jr. is the author of 9/11 Ordinary People: Extraordinary Heroes:
NYC - The First Battle in the War Against Terror!
According to the book description
of 9/11
Ordinary People: Extraordinary Heroes: NYC - The First Battle in the War
Against Terror!, “as the tenth anniversary of the attack on New York
City approaches, this new book relates the stories of many heroic people
directly involved at the World Trade Center on 9/11. On September 11, 2001,
American Airlines Flight 11 left Boston’s Logan airport at 7:59 a.m., followed
fifteen minutes later, at 8:14 a.m., by United Airlines Flight 175. Both jets
were subsequently hijacked by Islamic fundamentalist terrorists and rerouted to
a flight path headed toward Manhattan. At 8:47 a.m., just 48 minutes after
take-off, Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center; at
9:03 a.m., 16 minutes later, Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the
World Trade Center.
The images of these moments are
forever etched in the minds of those who watched them unfold in person and on
television. The stories rendered here with stunning emotion and depth of
feeling by retired Army Colonel Will Merrill Jr. will stand as vivid reminders of
the deep sense of pain experienced by an entire nation. Interviews feature more
than sixty heroic people directly involved with the events of that day,
including Mayor Rudy Giuliani, the Fire Commissioner of New York City, two
Department Chiefs of the Port Authority Police Department and the Senior Deputy
Chief of the New York City Police Department as well as ordinary people
affected by the loss of human life. Colonel Merrill evokes the spirit of the
fallen as both a reminder that the threat of terrorism is still very real and
to call attention to those still suffering from the effects of that horrific
day.
Many of those exposed to Ground
Zero both on 9/11 as well as in the relief effort are experiencing severe
health problems, including suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder), and it is paramount that the heroes of these events never be
forgotten. Full of heart wrenching tales of loss and awe-inspiring moments of
valor and bravery, Ordinary People: Extraordinary Heroes is a profoundly moving
call to arms to make sure the events that occurred that day never happen again
on American soil. Introduction by Congressman Peter T. King, Chairman Homeland
Security Committee.”
About the Watering Hole
The Watering Hole is police slang
for a location cops go off-duty to blow off steam and talk about work and
life. Sometimes funny; sometimes
serious; but, always interesting.
About the Host
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a
sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years. He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant. He holds a bachelor’s from the Union
Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Master’s Degree
in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton;
and, has completed his doctoral course work. Raymond E. Foster has been a
part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and Fresno; and is
currently a Criminal Justice Department chair, faculty advisor and lecturer
with the Union Institute and University.
He has experience teaching upper division courses in law enforcement,
public policy, law enforcement technology and leadership. Raymond is an experienced author who has
published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such
as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine,
and Police One. He has appeared on the
History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject
matter expert in technological applications in law enforcement.
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Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD
(ret.), MPA
909.599.7530
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