Tribute to Fallen Heroes

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The events of September 11, 2001 have sent us a heavy reminder of the job that our Fire fighters, police officers and paramedics have. While some say that no one forced them into the job it remains to be said that they rush into places and situations that most people run from. There is no thank you that is big enough to actually encompass the work that they do and the risks that they take to save life and property from destruction, be it human-made or nature-made. Many of these emergency services personnel throughout time have paid the ultimate price in order to make this world a better place. For the job that they have done, the job they are doing and the job they will continue to do, we thank them and we pray that they stay safe.

The Last Alarm

My father was a fireman, he drove a big red truck
And when he'd go to work each day he'd say "Mother, wish me luck"
Then dad would not come home again until sometime the next day
But the thing that bothered me the most was the things some folks would say
A fireman's life is easy, he eats and sleeps and plays,
and sometimes he won't fight a fire for many, many days
When I first heard these words I was young to understand
But I knew when people had trouble Dad was there to lend a hand

Then my father went to work one day and kissed us all goodbye
but little did we realize that night we all would cry
My father lost his life that night when the floor gave way below
And I wondered why he'd risked his life for somone he did not know
But now I truly realize the greatest gift a man can give
is to lay his life upon the line so that someone else might live
so as we go from day to day and pray to God above
Say a prayer for your local fireman
He may save the ones you love

-author unknown

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