Heroes Fall

When you run away from a fire, man with a gun, or have a heart attack, special people come to your aid. You hope one day that you never have to meet these people while they are on the job. You hope you only meet them in a social setting.

I know I've had to meet these people "on the job" more than once and sometimes it's terrifying. You never think of these people because you don't hear about them in your regular, everyday life. However, there are times when you hear about them because they died doing things that others won't or can't do.

Unfortunately, this is one of those times. Nine firefighters were killed today after the roof of a warehouse collapsed upon them. Here are the names of the fallen:

Capt. William "Billy" Hutchinson

Capt. Mike Benke

Capt. Louis Mulkey

Engineer Mark Kelsey

Engineer Bradford "Brad" Baity

Assistant engineer Michael French

Firefighter James "Earl" Drayton

Firefighter Brandon Thompson

Firefighter Melven Champaign

So the next time you hear a siren, think about the men and women who are racing to save those in need. They will gladly race to save you, and it's only right to remember that for the society we live in to run smoothly, we need heroes.

Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com