Navarra was born in the summer of 1952 , he joined the Staten Island Athletic Club as a teenager . In 1976 he performed volunteer work for the marathon . He spent 21 years in the Fire Department , 10 of those as a lieutenant with Ladder Company 35 at 66th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan . He retired in 1997 , but he volunteered at the firehouse and participated in the search for survivors at the World Trade Center site after the attacks of September 11 , 2001
attacks of September 11 , 2001
September 11 attacks
Victor Navarra