At 4, Casey Kloepfer lost his NYPD father on 9/11; 25 years later, he became an NYPD officer, wears his father's badge number and plays for the lacrosse team his father founded
- NYPD graduate Casey Kloepfer (left), gets his shield and officer Ronald Kloepfer (right) died on 9/11At four years of age, Casey Kloepfer was too young to understand why his father never came home from work.
- Twenty-five years later, he carries that loss into the same department his father served, wearing his father's badge number and playing for the NYPD lacrosse team his father helped create, states an online report by NYC Government website.
- For Casey, the connection to his father is not confined to a photograph, a memorial or a family story.
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- NYPD graduate Casey Kloepfer (left), gets his shield and officer Ronald Kloepfer (right) died on 9/11At four years of age, Casey Kloepfer was too young to understand why his father never came home from work.
- Twenty-five years later, he carries that loss into the same department his father served, wearing his father's badge number and playing for the NYPD lacrosse team his father helped create, states an online report by NYC Government website.
- For Casey, the connection to his father is not confined to a photograph, a memorial or a family story.
Sources: Times of India