My heart is broken more than usual

[lost-in-nj]

As the mother of a volunteer fire fighter
my heart breaks for the families in South Carolina

9 heroes dead... 9 brave souls
yes I know its their job or their decision to become Firefighters
but it also takes courage and conviction......

My thoughts and prayers are with the families, the community
and the firehouses.......

:cry: :cry:


lost

[I Have A Dream]

1. Yes...

:cry:

:patriot:

[LeftyFingerPop]

2. Oh no...

this thread prompted me to go look at the news. I am very sorry to hear about this.

edit: spelling

[1gobluedem]

3. It's so tragic

A firefighter from here was recently killed in a plane crash (he worked a second job as a transplant specialist; plane carrying the medical team and donor lungs crashed which is a whole other tragic story); the photos of firefighters saluting outside the station with the empty boots and hat make me cry every time I see them.

[lost-in-nj]

6. I heard about that

plane crash.....
That was tragic on so many levels.....

Yes, the "last alarm" is very heart wrenching......

lost

[skygazer]

4. How terribly sad

I knew a lot of volunteer firefighters back in Vermont - it takes a lot of guts to run into something that everyone else is running out of. Heroes indeed. :cry: :patriot:

[jobycom]

5. Tragic story. Why do we most often recognize true heroes when they die? nt