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Comment by Kyle Tischler on August 24, 2010 at 12:45pm

Thank you guys, I appreciate it.

Comment by GARY HANSON on August 20, 2010 at 5:05pm

What is a firefighter?
He may be just the guy next door....
He's a guy like you and me
has kids with bikes
and worries worries about
his unfulfilled dreams.
Yet he stands taller than most of us.
He's a fireman....
A fireman is at once the most fortunate
and the least fortunate of men.
He's a man who saves lives
but has seen too much death.
He is usually a gentle man
because he has seen the awesome
power of a violent fire out of control.
He's responsive to a child's laughter
because his arms have held too many
small bodies that will never laugh again....
We've seen and met angels wearing the
disguise of a firefighter they are just ordinary
people living ordinary lives till the call to
save a life or property comes.
At that time he doesn't preach the brotherhood of man.
He lives it.



So as you look at the firefighter with his rake, hose or axe,
His beet red face or ice covered mustache,
You should know why he goes through that smoky front door,
And is forced to crawl like a baby down on the floor.
He does it to save both lives and property,
All that is precious to you and to me.
So take a good look at this modern warrior who serves his call proud and true,
And know that he would die just to save me and you.
~Robert J. Athans

Comment by Norman E. Flanders on August 20, 2010 at 4:55pm

Kyle, Good luck....check google type in firefighter poems.