James Dowdell, son of Lt. Kevin Dowdell who died in the 9/11 attacks, will be promoted to lieutenant on Tuesday, his father's birthday. Dowdell remembers his father's dedication to firefighting and his always reassuring messages. Another firefighter, John Bergin, will also be promoted to lieutenant, honoring his father who was killed in the same tragedy.
On Tuesday James Dowdell will attain the same rank as his father, Lt. Kevin Dowdell, who was a 21-year department veteran when he was murdered by terrorists who flew two commercial jets into the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
When his mother told him and his brother Patrick, who was away at college, that she still hadn’t heard from him the next day, “it wasn’t a good sign.” His father’s remains were never recovered. Dowdell, who has two sons and a daughter and lives in Rockaway, is being promoted on his dad’s birthday.“To get his rank on his birthday, it’s special,” Dowdell said. “It just makes it like a full circle moment.”
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