{"id":16764,"date":"2016-10-24T15:47:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T20:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=16764"},"modified":"2016-10-24T15:47:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T20:47:23","slug":"usps-honors-employees-who-died-in-2001-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2016\/10\/24\/usps-honors-employees-who-died-in-2001-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS honors employees who died in 2001 attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-thumbnail link-fullfeature\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-twentyfourteen-full-width  wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/CurseenMorris_large-story.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/CurseenMorris_large-story.jpg 900w, http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/CurseenMorris_large-story-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/CurseenMorris_large-story-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/CurseenMorris_large-story-120x80.jpg 120w\" alt=\"Joan Jackson, Joseph Curseen Jr.\u2019s sister, touches the plaque that honors him and Thomas Morris Jr. during the Oct. 21 dedication ceremony.\" width=\"486\" height=\"324\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"link-caption\">Joan Jackson, Joseph Curseen Jr.\u2019s sister, touches the plaque that honors him and<br \/>\nThomas Morris Jr. during the Oct. 21 dedication ceremony.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p>USPS News Link &#8211; 10\/24\/16 &#8211; The Postal Service has dedicated a memorial to the two employees who died as a result of inhaling anthrax in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>The memorial honoring Joseph Curseen Jr. and Thomas Morris Jr. is located at the Washington, DC, processing and distribution center where the men worked. USPS named the facility in their honor in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>The memorial features a large plaque with their pictures and benches inscribed with their names.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Postal Service is, first and foremost, a family. We are joined together to pay tribute to our fallen brothers and acknowledge the loss,\u201d Capital Metro Area VP Linda Malone said at the Oct. 21 dedication ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The memorial will ensure \u201ctheir service \u2014 and ultimate sacrifice \u2014 will be shared with future members of the postal family,\u201d Malone said.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2001 attacks, letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news organizations and the U.S. Senate. Five people died and 17 others were injured.<\/p>\n<p>The dedication ceremony also featured remarks from Capital District Manager Salvatore Vacca; Dena Briscoe, president of American Postal Workers Union Local 140; Calvin Vines, president of National Postal Mail Handlers Union Local 305; and government mail clerks Minnie Stokes and Otis Frazier.<\/p>\n<p>Joan Jackson, Curseen\u2019s sister, also spoke, thanking participants for keeping alive the memory of her brother and Morris.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-20007 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/CurseenMorris_gallery1-120x85.jpg\" alt=\"Capital Metro Area VP Linda Malone addresses the audience during the ceremony.\" width=\"120\" height=\"85\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/CurseenMorris_gallery2-120x85.jpg\" alt=\"Capital District Manager Salvatore Vacca speaks.\" width=\"120\" height=\"85\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/CurseenMorris_gallery3-120x85.jpg\" alt=\"The memorial is unveiled by, from left, Curseen-Morris Plant Manager Darrell Young, Malone, Lee Jackson and his wife Joan, APWU Local 140 President Dena Briscoe, NPMHU Local 305 Branch President Calvin Vines and retired postal leaders.\" width=\"120\" height=\"85\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joan Jackson, Joseph Curseen Jr.\u2019s sister, touches the plaque that honors him and Thomas Morris Jr. during the Oct. 21 dedication ceremony. USPS News Link &#8211; 10\/24\/16 &#8211; The Postal Service has dedicated a memorial to the two employees who died as a result of inhaling anthrax in 2001. 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