<"My brother John was a chief in SOC [Special Operations Command]," Moran, 37, said. "On behalf of my brother John and 12 members of Ladder 3 that we lost, Osama Bin Laden, you can kiss my royal Irish ---! And I live in Rockaway Beach. This is my face," Moran said, removing his dress blue FDNY hat.

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Firefighter Chris Tighe, who called Moran "a big teddy bear," said he was not surprised that his burly colleague spewed such venom at terrorist leader Bin Laden, who is believed to have masterminded and financed the Trade Center attacks.





Methinks the media has lost sight of what constitutes "venom". In light of what occurred with Moran and his family -- both blood and firefighter relatives -- I'm pretty sure he's got a lot more on his mind than the little he let us know.

Dan