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In reply to the discussion: Thank you, DU. [View all]timdog44
(1,388 posts)36. Dear Wait Wut
My sincerest condolences. True heroes. But that is not what they want to be known as. They want to be remembered for being fathers and mothers and sons and daughters. They want to be known as friends and helpers. God bless them.
I live in Wilmington, Illinois. Just south of Midewin Tallgrass National Prairie. It is here that hot shots are trained. I see them all the time coming to town to do their whatevers, and I see them all the time training at Midewin. Hard working people who end up putting themselves in danger for you and I. I have a cousin who used to fight fires for the National Forest Service. And he recounted how difficult the training and the work was, and how engaged they were in doing this for us. Again, God bless them.
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The families are our thoughts.. sending love and condolences to Prescott.
mountain grammy
Jul 2013
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