Ex-PH2 sends us this video from NBC about some Tennessee firefighters who honor the fire fighters in New York City in the Twin Towers by climbing three laps of the stairs in the 28 floors of the Tennessee Tower.
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I think this is the only story I’ve seen like this so far, that is related to the first responders at the World Trade Center.
I know I called my niece, who was a surgical nurse at Walter Reed. She said the whole town (WDC) was like a war zone: IDs had to be shown everywhere, traffic was restricted, and she had been in triage in the emergency room for about 8 hours by the time I called her that evening. She went from there, to Ft. Sam Hood, and then to Iraq.
There are times when symbolic gestures are all that can be done. This is a superb symbolic gesture.
I will never forget the incessant chirps coming from the rubble. Never. Ever.