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23 Heroes Video Tribute   (Featuring the dedication of the Harbor Launch in their honor (over 29,000 views))

 


 

Walter Barwell: May 2, 1928 - April 12, 2013
Retired NYPD Harbor Unit, 1973

Walter Barwell crossed the bar peacefully in his sleep on Friday morning, April 12, 2013. He would have been 85 on May 2nd.
Walter joined the NYPD in 1953 and retired out of Harbor Adam in 1973. In addition to his dedication to duty, Walter was very active in the Bent Wheel club for years - making table models of launches for the annual parties. In retirement, he threw himself behind this website and his contributions are manyfold. In addition to his behind-the-scenes advice and historical context, Walter contributed not one, but three galleries of pictures spanning many years. Please be sure to click on those links in the Photo Galleries. His legacy endures.

 

 


Click photo above for photos from the dedication of
Launch 35 : "23 Heroes"

 

Photo Galleries

Launch Repair

SCUBA

Actively Retired

In The Spotlight

History of Harbor

 

Also be sure to check out:

NYPD Retiree Page!

R.E.M.A (Retired Emergency Man's Association)

POLICE NY (lots of great historical photos)

New York's Finest Baseball Club

Nautical History from Dept. of Corrections

History of Jamaica Bay

TPF Message Board

Secrets of the Deep (What Lies Beneath NY Harbor)

 

How this website came to be

Tributes to the 23 Heroes from September 11, 2001

 

Please email info@bentwheelclub.org to offer ideas or content.

 

 


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