A series of caches commemorating the 343 firefighters that passed on September 11th, 2001. This is going to be a series where one cache is dedicated to every firefighter that fell that day. With each cache, a biography of the firefighter who gave his last act of valor will be placed in the summary. Please take the time to look through some of these biographies.

John Chipura

Firefighter

Fire Department of New York

New York

Age: 39

John Chipura‚ 39‚ firefighter‚ FDNY‚ Engine 219. Before joining the FDNY in 1998‚ Chipura was a member of the New York Police Department for 12 years. Nicknamed Chip by fellow firefighters‚ he also served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was stationed in Beirut when terrorists bombed the Marine barracks there in October 1983. Chipura‚ who was not injured in the attack‚ was honorably discharged.