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Fallen firefighters called veterans who didn't shy from risks (Pittsburgh, PA)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^
| Sunday, March 14, 2004
| Barbara White Stack
Posted on 03/14/2004 12:26:35 AM PST by MediaMole
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:35:35 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The two firefighters killed yesterday in the blaze that destroyed Ebenezer Baptist Church were longtime veterans who had faced down death in the line of duty before and who had rescued their colleagues from other fires.
Battalion Chief Charles Brace, 55, of Brookline and firefighter Richard Stefanakis, 51, of Knoxville, had worked for the city fire department since the early 1970s knowing "the beast can take you at any time," said Joe King, president of Fire Fighters Union Local 1.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: epa; firefighters; pittsburgh
2 firefighters killed, 27 injured, 5 in critical condition. There isn't much more to say.
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posted on
03/14/2004 12:26:36 AM PST
by
MediaMole
To: MediaMole; GregB
Prayers for the Men and their families; may they know that others care and acknowledge their selflessness and bravery in service to their community.
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posted on
03/14/2004 12:36:32 AM PST
by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional.)
To: *Pittsburgh; Willie Green; 3catsanadog; agrace; annyokie; Atlantin; Ayn Rand wannabe; Badray; ...
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posted on
03/14/2004 3:35:29 AM PST
by
martin_fierro
(Right about now)
To: martin_fierro
Son went to college in Pittsburgh, our hearts are still there and we offer deepest sympathy to the firefighters and their families.
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posted on
03/14/2004 4:18:08 AM PST
by
OldFriend
(Always understand, even if you remain among the few)
To: martin_fierro
One sad day.
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posted on
03/14/2004 4:48:59 AM PST
by
Glenn
(What were you thinking, Al?)
To: MediaMole
May God Show Mercy to these brave men.
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posted on
03/14/2004 11:02:54 AM PST
by
Calvinist_Dark_Lord
(I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper)
To: Calvinist_Dark_Lord
The Sunday Trib had three pages of articles on this tragedy. May God grant peace to the families of the fallen.
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posted on
03/14/2004 8:06:23 PM PST
by
Ciexyz
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