Posted on 12/29/2002 6:09:22 AM PST by TheOtherOne
LOS ANGELES -- The families of New York police officers and firefighters who were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks arrived for a Southern California vacation Saturday, thanks to Los Angeles city and county firefighters.
The firefighters raised the money to treat 44 family members to a weeklong all-expenses paid trip. Hotels donated rooms for the visitors.
As the flight carrying the family members taxied into Los Angeles International Airport, local fire trucks doused the plane with water and escorted it to the terminal.
An honor guard of city and county firefighters greeted the visitors.
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