2200TAPS Podcast
A Veterans mission to help save lives by giving people a safe place to share their stories through film, music and media!
Why? Losing people, especially our own kids to suicide is absolutely gut wrenching. Losing 22 Veterans a day is bullshit and I was almost one of them! I will continue to stop at nothing until we get that number down to ZERO!
We share stories of those who have gone through traumas/tragedies, but how they've been able to overcome them because somebody needs to hear it. Is that somebody you?
2200TAPS Podcast
EP: 74 John Larocchia, FDNY (Ret.) | Laughter Saves Lives (Founder) | Comedian
September 11, 2001 is a day many of us will never forget. Some of you weren't even born which is a hard pill to swallow for some of us who don't believe aging is a thing. Today on the 24th Anniversary of that fateful day, we are releasing a very special episode in honor of our guest, Retired FDNY Fire Fighter John Larocchia and his 19 fallen colleagues from firehouse Maspeth Queens Haz-Mat Company 1, along with Squad 288! As fate would have it, John took that day off to care for his then 1 year old daughter. All of his brothers on duty that day responded to the call and never made it back home. Gut wrenching to say the least!
John is now the founder of Laughter Saves Lives Foundation where their mission is to provide assistance to First Responders trying to overcome financial hardship due to an unforeseen tragedy or illness. John has found healing through comedy and has used his gift of being a comedian to not only bring a smile to his audence, but to honor those he lost!!
This episode was truly something special. Thank you John for sharing the memories of your brothers and doing everything you can so that others never forget who these men were.
In memory of:
Maspeth firefighters lost in rescue efforts Sept 11.
Squad 288
Peter Brennan - Hauppauge
Ronnie Gies - Merrick
Joseph Hunter - South Hempstead
Jonathon Ielpi - Great Neck
Lt. Ronald Kerwin - Levittown
Adam Rand - Bellmore
Brian Sweeney - Merrick
Timothy Welty - Yonkers
Hazardous Materials Company One
Dennis Carey -Wantagh
Lt. John Crisci - Holbrook
Martin Demeo - Farmingville
Chief John Fanning - West Hempstead
Thomas Gardner - Oceanside
Jeffrey Giordano - Newburgh
Jonathon Hohmann - Staten Island
Capt. Thomas Moody - Stony Brook
Dennis Scauso - Dix Hills
Kevin Smith - Mastic
Capt. Patrick Waters - Glendale
Connect with John Larocchia:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laughtersaveslives/
Website: https://laughtersaveslives.org/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nyFIREcomic
Music: "Miracle" by ONLAP (Spotify, Apple Music)
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