Slain ATF Agent to Posthumously Receive Patriot Award

Massapequa resident John Capano, the ATF agent killed trying to stop a robbery on New Year's Eve is going to be honored by the town he grew up in 

The Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee announced this week that slain ATF agent John Capano will posthumously be named an Honorary Patriot at the organization’s upcoming awards dinner.

Capano, a 1978 graduate, was  when he attempted to prevent an armed robbery at . The   served 23 years as an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. He was a member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators (IABTI) who had had taught U.S. military and local forces in Afghanistan and Iraq how to investigate blasts.

The 9/11 Memorial Committee presents Patriot Awards to individuals who represent the spirit and lives of the five Seaford High School graduates who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks including Thomas Haskell '82, Timothy Haskell '85, John Perry '82, Robert Sliwak '77, and Michael Wittenstein '85. The five graduates are remembered with a 9/11 memorial teaching plaza located in front of the school they once attended. The plaza was dedicated on Nov. 23, 2002 and on Sept. 11, 2011, the 10th annual 9/11 memorial tribute . 

The 10th annual Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee Patriot Awards are scheduled for June 25 at the Woodbury Country Club starting at 7 p.m. For further information on the upcoming dinner, log onto www.seaford911.org