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7th Anniversary

Old Dec 1, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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7th Anniversary

Sunday December 3rd will be the 7th anniversary of the tragic deaths of 6 Worcester, Massachusetts firefighters. Two died trying to locate homeless people in a death trap, four died while trying in vain to save their friends. I lost a friend in that, and we all lost something when those six brave men died in that inferno. They were memorialized days later in one of the largest services ever conducted for a line of duty death. The service was attended by so many important figures, including then President of the United States William Clinton. From the first newscast to the discovery of the last body, I will never, ever forget it. I hope nobody else does. Those men, just like so many before them, and so many who will come after them, made the ultimate sacrifice for their fellow man.

When you step into church this weekend, please say a prayer for those men as well as all the others, and for those who put it on the line every day.

Thanks
Old Dec 1, 2006 | 04:42 PM
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Old Dec 1, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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As a firefighter for eight years of my life, I can relate. Firewatcher I am sorry for the loss of friends and fellow firemen. I sulute you and the men who puts their life in danger every time that truck rolls, My prayers go out to them and their family's.
Old Dec 1, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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Hey Firewatcher, its been 7 years , man hard to believe ....the site is a living tribute to the men that fell that night, I used to work just down the street from the cold storage building, I would walk by the site alot and was amazed at the fence that surround the site was always lined with t-shirts of different fire companys from all over the country and even other countries...its a very moving site.....

for those of you that would like to learn more on this story follow this link
Old Dec 1, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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Thanks for posting that link Chris
Old Dec 1, 2006 | 07:55 PM
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Yes I agree. I had to go back 2 times to see all. They will never be forgotten.
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