They were honored at the Port Authority Board of Commissioners monthly meeting at 4 World Trade.
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Here are the names of the officers who were recognized:
- Lt. Miriam Rubio, a 15-year PAPD veteran assigned to the Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Sergeant Hector Martinez, a 19-year PAPD veteran assigned to the Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Sergeant Victor Talamini, Jr., a 9-year Port Authority veteran assigned to the Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Police Officer John Collins, 45, an attorney and 17-year PAPD veteran assigned to the Port Authority Bus Terminal Youth Services Unit
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- Police Officer Anthony Estevez, a PAPD officer for 3 years assigned to the Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Police Officer Sean Gallagher, 26, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran assigned to the Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Police Officer Anthony Manfredini, 28, a U.S. Marine Corps. Veteran who served as a bomb technician and is assigned to the Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Police Officer Drew Preston, 36, a 13-year veteran of the U.S. Army who served three tours overseas assigned to the Port Authority Bus Terminal
On December 11, 2017, investigators say 27-year-old Akayed Ullah detonated the low-level explosive device around 7:30 a.m. in a passageway under 42nd Street between 7th and 8th avenues under the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan.
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Ullah is charged on five federal terrorism counts, including use of a weapon of mass destruction and bombing a place of public use.
Family members of the officers proudly attended the ceremony.
"We had a bad guy and we had to stop him," said Lt. Miriam Rubio, one of the officers honored Thursday.
Click here for more coverage of the Port Authority explosion.
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