Smeggie Posted February 17 Member ID: 24118 Group: + COD4 Moderator Followers: 27 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1200 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 2270 Achievement Points: 11185 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 02/19/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 50 minutes ago Birthday: 01/23/1962 Device: Windows Posted February 17 Many of you know that my wife and I have volunteered with the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company (in Sterling, Virginia) for more than 15 years. One year ago, tonight, my little community of 183 homes suffered a catastrophic explosion of a home just four houses away from where my wife and I have lived for 30+ years. The explosion knocked photos off our walls. Curtains ripped from the walls and the drywall in our garage ceiling collapsed from the pressure of the explosion. The explosion not only rattled and scarred my little community, it tragically took the life of my fellow friend and firefighter, Trevor Brown, who served with my wife and I at the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company. The explosion also significantly injured 11 more of my brothers and sisters , several of whom have still not been able to return to duty and in some cases to work. I was the first fire-rescue personnel on the scene after the explosion. I cannot even describe the horror..the house completely obliterated. And my guys...my fire-rescue family buried under tons of rubble, two of which suffering significant burn injuries. But today...today we reflected and honored their sacrifices. Here is a video I put together for today's events. I thought I'd share a little piece of my world... Peace.... https://youtu.be/KmFPj6pYq4I?si=Rx6NMpGhCBL5laDU KaptCrunch, Sharpe, major-mark63 and 5 others 1 7 Awards
WldPenguin Posted February 17 Member ID: 2995 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 187 Topic Count: 817 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 4775 Content Per Day: 0.96 Reputation: 7459 Achievement Points: 51776 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 92 Joined: 11/17/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 8 hours ago Birthday: 02/13/1966 Device: Windows Posted February 17 Wow, how incredibly moving.....beautiful video, @Smeggie Smeggie and KaptCrunch 1 1 Awards
major-mark63 Posted February 17 Member ID: 23233 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 51 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3122 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 2315 Achievement Points: 24901 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/10/15 Status: Online Last Seen: 3 minutes ago Birthday: 08/11/1963 Device: Windows Posted February 17 Wow very touching was close to tears , this shows how a community should be , caring and helping others ...Thats the USA i love.... KaptCrunch 1 Awards
Smeggie Posted February 17 Member ID: 24118 Group: + COD4 Moderator Followers: 27 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1200 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 2270 Achievement Points: 11185 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 02/19/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 50 minutes ago Birthday: 01/23/1962 Device: Windows Author Posted February 17 Unfortunately I had to pull the video this morning. Awards
Smeggie Posted February 20 Member ID: 24118 Group: + COD4 Moderator Followers: 27 Topic Count: 61 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1200 Content Per Day: 0.35 Reputation: 2270 Achievement Points: 11185 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 02/19/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 50 minutes ago Birthday: 01/23/1962 Device: Windows Author Posted February 20 (edited) Video has been re-edited and reposted. Here is the new link. Hope you all enjoy! https://youtu.be/xbzSnt6OWrw Edited February 20 by Smeggie Shadow, major-mark63 and KiT 3 Awards
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