Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, New York
End of Watch Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Add to My HeroesDonald A. Foreman
Officer Donald Foreman was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
On the morning of September 11th, 2001, seventy-two officers from a total of eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed when terrorist hijackers working for the al Qaeda terrorist network, headed by Osama bin Laden, crashed four hijacked planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
After the impact of the first plane into the World Trade Center's North Tower, putting the safety of others before their own, law enforcement officers along with fire and EMS personnel, rushed to the burning Twin Towers of the World Trade Center to aid the victims and lead them to safety. Due to their quick actions, it is estimated that over 25,000 people were saved.
As the evacuation continued, the South Tower unexpectedly collapsed as a result of the intense fire caused by the impact. The North Tower collapsed a short time later. Seventy-one law enforcement officers, 343 members of the New York City Fire Department, and over 2,800 civilians were killed at the World Trade Center site on 9/11.
A third hijacked plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania when the passengers attempted to re-take control of the plane. One law enforcement officer, who was a passenger on the plane, was killed in that crash.
The fourth hijacked plane was crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, killing almost 200 military and civilian personnel. No law enforcement officers were killed at the Pentagon on 9/11.
The terrorist attacks resulted in the declaration of war against the Taliban regime, the illegal rulers of Afghanistan, and the al Qaeda terrorist network which also was based in Afghanistan.
On September 9th, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11th, 2001, were posthumously awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush.
The contamination in the air at the World Trade Center site caused many rescue personnel to become extremely ill and eventually led to the death of several rescue workers.
On May 1st, 2011, members of the United States military conducted a raid on a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed Osama bin Laden.
Please click here to visit the memorials of all of the law enforcement officers who have died as a result of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.
Bio
- Age 53
- Tour 29 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Terrorist attack
- Weapon Aircraft; Passenger jet
- Offender 19 suicide attackers
Most Recent Reflection
View all 25 ReflectionsOfficer Foreman, we do not know each other but I have a small token that allows me to remember you and many of your colleagues on that dreadful day. A few years after the event, I traveled from Denver to NYC for a business trip. I visited in, what at the time, was a small temporary museum where I purchased a bracelet inscribed with the (random) name of a first responder who lost their life. I grew up in a military family and am old enough to remember the POW/MIA metal bracelets that we wore to commemorate and never forget the brave members of our armed forces fighting in Vietnam.
I am honored to have in my possession a bracelet from the 911 memorial museum bearing your name.
Like the members of our military fighting in the Vietnam War (and others), your selflessness, bravery and choice to honor your oath to service particularly on that horrific day goes beyond words. You made the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Katie H.
Honorer
September 17, 2021
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