| Do you remember the firefighters, the policemen, | | | | on the wall in Memorial Park. |
| the medical personnel, rescue workers, and all the | | | | "I'm not a hero. I don't go to work to get a pat |
| common people who helped others on the attack | | | | on the back. I don't feel like a hero. Most guys |
| sites during the actual disaster days, and those | | | | you talk to are uncomfortable with the term. |
| who helped to clean up in the aftermath of | | | | We're just doing our jobs," says Kenny Haskell, |
| 9-11-01? Some of them accomplished some truly | | | | whose two firefighter brothers died when the |
| heroic tasks, and deserve to be called heroes! | | | | towers collapsed. |
| These people did save some lives, helped | | | | This picture from Stock Exchng is not from the |
| multitudes of people on the attack sites, and | | | | 9-11 event, but is just showing a firefighter doing |
| accomplished the tremendous task of clearing all | | | | his job. |
| the dead bodies, rubble and debris from the | | | | Kenny, also a firefighter, was off that day but |
| destroyed buildings and aircrafts. They didn't | | | | rushed to the scene. He spent the next two |
| concern themselves with their own comfort but | | | | months looking for his brothers' bodies, only one |
| unselfishly were more concerned about others - | | | | of which was recovered. |
| even to the point of losing their lives. "Greater | | | | That is such a good attitude! A true hero is a |
| love hath no man than this, that a man lay down | | | | person who does something for another person |
| his life for his friends." | | | | and risks their own life or makes a big sacrifice |
| There were 346 people who died that day. has | | | | while doing so. We could say that true heroes are |
| compiled a list of the rescue personnel who died | | | | unselfish and prefer others, and have the courage |
| on September 11, 2001, and keeps memorial | | | | to do something for them in difficult situations. But |
| pages for all those who made the ultimate | | | | we don't perceive true heroism and pride going |
| sacrifice. At Weshallneverforget.org you'll find a list | | | | together. |
| and description of emergency personnel who | | | | According to Webster's Dictionary the English |
| perished on September 11, 2001. | | | | word hero comes originally from a word that |
| Those involved in the clean-up worked sometimes | | | | means to watch over, protect. The firefighters |
| in very unhealthy conditions breathing dust and | | | | who even at this very moment are fulfilling their |
| smoke all day long. They went through the | | | | task, are truly protecting and watching over all of |
| emotional turmoil of finding body parts, but also | | | | our safety and wellbeing in dangerous situations. |
| found wedding rings to give as a small memorial | | | | They deserve to be honored, whether they have |
| to the families of the deceased. | | | | lost their lives serving others, or are still alive. |
| Firefighters don't feel like they are heroes | | | | Firefighters are not concerned about fame and |
| After the 9-11 attack firefighters across the | | | | being called 'heroes' but want to stay meek with |
| country have heard themselves called heroes, but | | | | low profile. That shows that they are really |
| many are uncomfortable with that label. They feel | | | | concerned for others and are doing their job out |
| they are working stiffs, a down-to-earth, modest | | | | of willingness to serve, not for the desire to be |
| lot, and that the words hero and heroism should | | | | lifted up and be admired by other people. |
| be restricted to those whose names are etched | | | | |
