Sergeant David Yu died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.
Sergeant Yu was a United States Army Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran who served with the New York City Police Department for 21 years and was assigned to the Strategic Response Group 4.
You walked into it and it took years to finish the job.
Sergeant Yu gave the New York City Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Yu.
S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Survived by
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.