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  1. 06-18-2012, 06:42 AM #1
    DeputyChiefGonzo
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    Default Charleston... 5 years

    Today is the 5th anniversary of the Super Sofa Fire that claimed the lives of 9 Brothers...

    Capt. William "Billy" Hutchinson, 48
    Capt. Mike Benke, 49
    Capt. Louis Mulkey, 34
    Engineer Mark Kelsey, 40
    Engineer Bradford "Brad" Baity, 37
    Assistant Engineer Michael French, 27
    Firefighter James "Earl" Drayton, 56
    Firefighter Brandon Thompson, 27
    Firefighter Melven Champaign, 46

    Rest easy...
    ‎"The education of a firefighter and the continued education of a firefighter is what makes "real" firefighters. Continuous skill development is the core of progressive firefighting. We learn by doing and doing it again and again, both on the training ground and the fireground."
    Lt. Ray McCormack, FDNY
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  2. 06-18-2012, 08:20 AM #2
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    GOD Bless the Brother's Lost Never Forgotten.
    Capt. William "Billy" Hutchinson, 48
    Capt. Mike Benke, 49
    Capt. Louis Mulkey, 34
    Engineer Mark Kelsey, 40
    Engineer Bradford "Brad" Baity, 37
    Assistant Engineer Michael French, 27
    Firefighter James "Earl" Drayton, 56
    Firefighter Brandon Thompson, 27
    Firefighter Melven Champaign, 46
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  3. 06-18-2012, 09:45 AM #3
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    Just nine men who went to work every day knowing they might not return, and they went anyway. Peace to them and their families.
    "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”
    --General James Mattis, USMC

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  4. 06-18-2012, 11:09 AM #4
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    Did my post academy recruit report on the Charleston Sofa Super Store fire. We have to learn all we can from each LODD. Amazing sacrifice by the Charleston 9, may they rest in peace.
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