A salute to firefighters

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
September 11, 2023
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I don't watch a lot of TV, but I happened to catch an episode of 60 Minutes last night. It was a very moving hour long story about the New York fire department on 9/11. You have to respect any group of men and women that run into buildings when everyone else is trying to run out.

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PATAX

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Should have been dozens of thumbs up to this. How could someone not give a thumbs up to this?

BobKamman

Level 15

Did they mention the disgraced mayor who for years made millions giving speeches where the operational sentence was always "a noun, a verb, and 9/11" ?

IRonMaNAuthor

Level 15

No crazy people or politicians (is there a difference?) got air time. Just firefighters and their families.

Slava Ukraini!

abctax55

Level 15

".....respect any group of men and women that run into buildings"

My husband is a retired Firefighter (28 years). As a group, you can't find a more caring, giving, wonderful collection of human beings. Yes, there are a few bad apples, but very few.

I have a T-shirt from FDNY 'House of Pain' station - the station that lost the most firefighters when the towers collapsed. It was given to me by a client, who's firefighter father was on duty 9-11-01.

My client got a 'free' return; the least I could do.

HumanKind... Be Both

IRonMaNAuthor

Level 15

The show was made up of a lot of interviews with the firefighters that were there that morning recounting events followed by interviews with a number of family members of those that were lost that decided to follow in the family's footsteps of being firefighters. It was a tough show to watch and keep your eyes dry.

Slava Ukraini!

abctax55

Level 15

I have it recorded.... I can't watch it until I get thru Monday's deadline.

edit.... I obviously have a major soft spot in my heart for firefighters. Being a member of that 'family' is special. And that 'family' is world-wide. We go by stations wherever we go on vacation to exchange T-shirts & patches. One of my favorites is from the British Virgin Islands 😀

HumanKind... Be Both

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