Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Named After 9/11 Victims

Chicago Police Officer Nick Spencer finds the best reminder of what his job is about at the end of a leash.

There, sniffing packages, garbage cans and even commuters at a downtown subway stop is Ggillis – a 3-year-old black Labrador retriever named after New York Police Department Sgt. Rodney Gillis, who died when the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed minutes after he ran inside.

Spencer is among more than 530 police officers who work with bomb-sniffing dogs named after police officers, firefighters and others killed when they responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. His job, like that of other officers assigned to train stations, airports and bus terminals, is to prevent another attack.

"All these people were victimized by terrorist attacks and these dogs, that's exactly what they fight against," said Spencer, 45. "These dogs are on our front lines against terrorism."

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