Paddy Neville is a retired FDNY Lieutenant currently living in Garrision, New York. He was among the first firemen that responded to the fallen twin towers on 9/11 and spent the next five months in lower Manhattan assisting with the relief efforts. Diminished lung capacity (directly related to his 9/11 efforts) lead to his early retirement after 18 years of dedicated service.

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In addition to his civic service, Paddy has worked as a skilled carpenter, mason and heavy equipment operator. These trade skills have served him well in two different areas: the US Navy and service organizations. In 1997, Paddy joined the US Naval reserves and was deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in February 2003 where he spent eight months as a combat engineer with a US Navy Seabee Unit. For the past several years, Paddy has worked on a number of reconstruction projects that benefitted either residents devastated by natural disasters or veterans sustaining life altering combat injuries.

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Paddy continues to serve his fellow veterans through VFW Post 12033 and is married with two children.