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February 9, 2015

All I ever did as a volunteer fireman was once save two puppies."

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Verbatim: Brian Williams looks back on being a volunteer fireman and the wildfire of good he hopes to set now @ USA WEEKEND
"My firehouse was a modest engine company — three engines, three garage doors and about 30 of the best men I’ve ever known. We fought all the usual fires that break out in the suburbs: brush fires, car fires, dumpsters, dryers, light fixtures — and worst of all, the occasional house, already in flames when we arrived. I remember one such house fire — the structure was fully involved with flames and smoke. I was wearing a breathing apparatus, conducting a search on my hands and knees, when I felt something warm, squishy and furry on the floor of a closet. I instinctively tucked it in my coat. When I got outside, I saw two small eyes staring up at me, and I returned the 3-week-old (and very scared) puppy to its grateful owners."

Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 9, 2015 2:19 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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