Master Sgt. Chris Raguso, shown here with his father John, was also a lieutenant with the New York Fire Department. (Raguso family)
Master Sgt. Chris Raguso during his 2015 deployment to Somalia. (Raguso family)
Christopher Raguso enlisted in the New York Air National Guard months before Sept. 11. (Raguso family)
Master Sgt. Christopher Raguso, an HH-60 Pave Hawk flight engineer with the New York Air National Guard, deployed with Navy SEALs to Somalia in 2015, his father said. (Raguso family)
Chris and Carmela Raguso met in 2007, when he gave a lesson on fire prevention to the students at Carmela's school. (Raguso family)
Master Sgt. Christopher Raguso and his daughters, Eva and Mila. (Raguso family)
Master Sgt. Christopher Raguso, third from left, and the crew of Rescue 1 during Hurricane Harvey response in Texas in 2017. (Raguso family)
President Donald Trump greets John Raguso, a Gold Star father, on the tarmac upon his arrival Aug. 17 at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton, N.Y., for a fundraiser in the Hamptons. Chris Raguso's Air National Guard unit was based out of Gabreski. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)