(Center) James Ginty, a founding member of the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums is interviewed by CBS-TV’s Dan Rather (right) for a 60 Minutes II feature piece in 2001. Ginty has passed away at the age of 84. (Chet Gordon /New York Daily News)
Retired firefighter James Ginty, one of the founding members of the FDNY pipe band, died in his Long Island home Monday. He was 84 years old.
Ginty, a Smithtown resident who served in the Marines during the Korean War, was a 34-year FDNY veteran and worked in Ladder 42 in the Bronx.
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