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Оглавление“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure…In spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
Christopher Reeve
“The scope of this disaster is beyond the bounds of words. The impact of this experience marked each man and woman in the NOFD and every fire department worker who came to help us. It simply changed our lives. It changed our work, our city, our homes, ourselves.
For most of us, the disaster has made us stronger. We are proud of our efforts and wonder how much worse it could have been if we had failed in our mission.
We mark the times in our lives now-before Katrina and after. And we learned her hard lessons. We know the loss felt by so many because we lost so much ourselves. We helped so many and we were helped by so many. We are brothers now in a deeper sense because of what we went through. Strength and honor serve us well.”
Reprinted from Come Hell and High Water,
New Orleans Fire Department, 2008.
The words written above could not be a more fitting tribute to all of the firefighters who gave of themselves in the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction. Firefighters from all the local communities affected--firefighters from fire departments who came in to lend their strength, and the volunteer firefighters who came in with FEMA. All of them were unsung heroes dedicated to helping their fellow citizens in their times of need.
