To the NY Fire Chief, his Lt., his troops and NY's finest, the police. They went, not to battle, but to save life. They knew the risks, standing there, before thousands of tons of flaming, trembling, sky-reaching steel and concrete, and went forward, not to battle but to save life.
They would have said: "It's just my job."
How can we not be in awe of that?
My son, spotting a fireman/woman, a policeman/woman, ambulance workers, calls them 'Rescue Heroes' and he has never been wrong. Though, they usually smirk, shyly, and deny it, I am proud my son knows the truth.
Gats'