Carolyn McCarthy's seat Nassau County District Attorney ... On December 7, 1993, her husband, Dennis, was killed and her son, Kevin, severely injured, on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train ...

“As a nurse, Carolyn McCarthy had an instinct to heal and serve. When her husband and son were shot on a local commuter train, she became an advocate so persuasive that she was recruited to run ...

The medal was accepted on Jan. 2 by granddaughter Grace McCarthy, daughter of Carolyn’s son, Kevin McCarthy, severely injured at age 26 in the 1993 Long Island Rail Road massacre in Garden City ...