Matthew David Garvey (b. 1963) was killed on September 11, 2001, during firefighting and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

Matt enlisted in the US Military in 1981 at 18. During his 10-year career, he would make sergeant and become a squad leader in 2nd Anglico‚ an elite scout team that went into hostile territory ahead of ground troops. He served in Beirut and in operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield. Matthew joined the Fire Department in 1995 and earned his way into the Elite Squad 1 unit‚ based in Park Slope‚ Brooklyn.