What is A Fire Fighter?

He�s the guy next door, a man�s man with the memory of a little boy, who's never gotten over the excitement of engines and sirens and danger.

He�s a guy like you and me with warts and worries and unfulfilled dreams. Yet he stands taller than most of us.

He�s a fireman. He puts it all on the line when the bell rings.

A fireman is at once the most fortunate and the least fortunate of men.

He�s a man who saves lives because he has seen too much death.

He�s a gentle man because he has seen the awesome power of violence out of control.

He�s responsive to a child�s laughter because his arms have held too many small bodies that will never laugh again.

He�s a man who appreciates the simple pleasures of life, hot coffee held in numb, unbending fingers, a warm bed for bone and muscle compelled beyond feeling, the camaraderie of brave men, the divine peace and selfless service of a job well done in the name of all men.

He doesn�t wear buttons or wave flags or shout obscenities.

When he marches, it is to honor a fallen comrade.

He doesn�t preach the brotherhood of man.

He lives it.

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