ngeb528
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I just wanted to send a heartfelt Thank You to all the military, police, fire and emergency services for the job you do for us every day.
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Thanks All who serve, have served, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice protecting us.
Never Forget!
I'll neither forget , nor forgive either .
I'll neither forget , nor forgive either .
I just wanted to send a heartfelt Thank You to all the military, police, fire and emergency services for the job you do for us every day.
Well everyone. 8 years ago this day at 0830 Am I was laying dead asleep from working a midnight shift. My phone rang and it was my boss from an ambulance service I worked with part time. He told me to turn on the tv.
I did so and the horror I could not believe my eyes..... He said I called NYC they need all available assistance they can get. Next thing I remember it's 1030 am I was responding to NYC in our Rig with 2 other ambulance units from Windsor Ontario Canada. Facing an 11 hr drive. We were given our own lane over the bridge in Sarnia heading to buffalo NY. Customs/ border agents passed us through and we were on the way. When we finally arrived through the maze of streets of NYC not knowing where to go we stopped by a police car and there was a man in a nice suit and police officer talking. I spoke with the officer and asked for directions to ground zero. The man in the suit cut into the conversation and asked where u guys from? I told the man Windsor Canada. Right across from Detroit MI. He practically jumped outta his shorts. YOU DROVE ALL THE WAY FROM THERE TO HELP US?????
Holy *(#$&. Nice to meet you I am the Chief of Police. I was surprised. He personally escorted our little convoy to ground zero. And hooked us up with the Incident command management station to be given further instructions.
All I have to say everyone to make a long story short. We were there for 5 days. (Sleepless) My tasking with my partner and rig were moving deceased from the "pile" to the morgue then to a processing area away from ground zero. IT CHANGED MY LIFE and my perspective on allot of things.
Regardless of explanations the people in NYC were amazing. There were thousands of people along street at Chelsea peers holding up signs cheering us on to keep us going.
The support was great, the salvation army was AMAZING with all their disaster relief trailers, anything we wanted we got. Food, clothing, hygiene products, clothing etc. All donated by organizations and trucked in by hundreds of transport trucks all to assist us while we were stuck working 24 hr shifts.
All we had to do was walk 1 block in any direction and there was a distater relief trailer of some sort with everyting you needed set up like mini shopping centers.
I will personally never forget. LEST ANY OF US FORGET.