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FDNY Firefighters Attend Funeral Of Littlest Firefighter
NEW YORK - A 6-year-old boy who was made an honorary New York City firefighter during his battle with cancer has been remembered at a solemn memorial service.
Firefighters from Ladder Co. 24 and Engine Co. 1 present a firefighter's helmet and a plaque to Gretchen and Larry Witt, parents of six year-old cancer victim Liam Witt, at his memorial service in New York, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. The firefighters made Liam an official firefighter inside their New York firehouse while he was being treated for terminal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The child succumbed to his disease Jan. 24, 2011.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Album: FDNY Firefighters Remember Child Cancer Victim
Little Liam Witt died Jan. 24 after enduring years of radiation and chemotherapy.
The firefighters of Ladder Co. 24 and Engine Co. 1 admired Liam's fighting spirit. They gave him his own locker in their midtown Manhattan firehouse.
Dozens of firefighters attended Monday's service at the nearby St. Francis of Assisi Church. Bagpipers played. Speakers included a doctor and a nurse from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center who treated Liam.
Mementos from Liam's life on display at the church included his scooter and a Curious George book.
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Firefighters from Ladder Co. 24 and Engine Co. 1 present a firefighter's helmet and a plaque to Gretchen and Larry Witt, parents of six year-old cancer victim Liam Witt, at his memorial service in New York, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. The firefighters made Liam an official firefighter inside their New York firehouse while he was being treated for terminal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The child succumbed to his disease Jan. 24, 2011.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Album: FDNY Firefighters Remember Child Cancer Victim
Little Liam Witt died Jan. 24 after enduring years of radiation and chemotherapy.
The firefighters of Ladder Co. 24 and Engine Co. 1 admired Liam's fighting spirit. They gave him his own locker in their midtown Manhattan firehouse.
Dozens of firefighters attended Monday's service at the nearby St. Francis of Assisi Church. Bagpipers played. Speakers included a doctor and a nurse from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center who treated Liam.
Mementos from Liam's life on display at the church included his scooter and a Curious George book.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Patti Walz on
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So sad
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Permalink Reply by Tyler Lyons on
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Awesome of the FDNY guys to do that for him! Nice of the one guy to get all dressed up for the funeral, I hope he wasn't too put out by the whole thing.
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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on
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Why am I thinking that the FF in the station shirt is actually on shift.
Give a brother the benefit of the doubt? Naw...let's just assume he was lazy and trash him for it. Nice.
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Permalink Reply by HeightsFF on
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quick to judge, typical! IM sure he was driving the battalion. He's dolled up in complete work duty uniform. I would have thrown him at the back of the line though.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Moyer on
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Ok now I'm crying ...Sorry guys its just so sad and on Valentines day too.
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