A Life: Officer John Cortazzo, 1960-2009 ; Dedicated Cop Was 9/11 Hero, Family Man
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › March 28, 2009
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Port Authority K-9 Officer John Cortazzo was home in Montvale when the planes flew into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. He and Senna, his German shepherd partner, raced to headquarters at Port Newark and then to the smoldering wreckage.
He came home the next day "covered in white powder from head to toe," said his wife, Patty.See the full content of this document
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A Life: Officer John Cortazzo, 1960-2009 ; Dedicated Cop Was 9/11 Hero, Family Man
Officer Cortazzo would return to Ground Zero from time to time with his bomb-sniffing dog. In 2005, he was diagnosed with a blood cancer more common in older people than in chiseled, health- conscious young men, ...
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