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Remembering 2024’s Losses: Bob Beckwith

Four Walls @FourWalls (86645) • United States 4 Jan 25

You may notice that some of these people in this list of the 2024 obituaries are people who had a moment….“15 minutes of fame,” as Andy Warhol famously said. This man certainly didn’t want it. None of us wanted it. The worst...

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The Last Call (Upon The Retirement Of A 9-11 Hero)

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 12 Apr 19

On the retirement of a 9-11 hero Jim McGynn a FDNY hero! You were there The day The world Changed In a very Tangible Way! You faced the Fury of hate And destruction Upon your city Risking your life Without second...

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FDNY Paramedic risks his life to save a man from drowning in Lower Manhattan

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122133) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 30 Dec 17

Niall O' Shaughnessy who is a paramedic for the Fire Department Of New York (FDNY) risked his life to save a man who fell into the icy water in Lower Manhattan New York on Saturday. O' Shaughnessy was able to grab a man who was in...

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Any "Rescue Me" Fans? If So, Come On, Come On!

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 31 Aug 09

This is another one of those shows I've gotten hooked on that's on cable as opposed to one of the broadcast networks. Unfortunately, I didn't discover it until several years after it started, I'm not really sure which season it...

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Do you need college credits to become a Firefighter in FDNY?

handsomeitaliano @handsomeitaliano (1050) • United States 5 Oct 08

I know you need 60 college credits to become police officer for NYPD (which is STUPID and makes no sense because they got their own POLICE ACADEMY!!!!), but what about firefighters in the FDNY? I would imagine not, I mean of...

Would you have risked your life to save others?

kurtdon @kurtdon (143) • Malta 23 Jan 07

This is very hard to think about. Imagine the passengers on 9/11.. on one passenger plane, the passengers attacked the hijackers, while they had strapped bombs. They saved many other people. Would you have done the same? Also...

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