sometimes people are not what they seem

[Rasputin]

Ive posted glens story before. This year is different. This year i saw glen memorialized as. A firefighter in perpetuity and it just hit me different. A decade. Gives one added perspective.

[PDH]

I hope you pour a measure over the stern as you return to port.

[Rasputin]

I hope you pour a measure over the stern as you return to port.

i will tomorrow.

[Jacob]

Thanks for reminding us and remembering your friend. To Glen, and the ones like him

[Habsburg]

 

I admire your rememberance of Glen, Ras continue to post this as years go by.

I've been a misty eyed all weekend, finally had to turn if off.  Made the mistake of watching MSBNC's as it happened, went downhill from there.

[jimmy olsen]

I've been watching the tape of the broadcasts made that day, but it's this post that really hit me and brought the tears to my eyes.

[sbr]

I raise a glass to Glenn. 

I cannot know how people react (and I always hope I would react well), but when someone does their job calmly in face of horror and tries to save others, that person is a hero.

Indeed, great response to a moving post.

Thanks for sharing Glenn's story Ras.  I have head a lot of emotional stories this weekend but those with some bit of a personal connection, even if it is some other random person on the other end of the internet, have a much bigger impact than an 'anonymous' story. 

To Glenn and everyone, anywhere in the world, who put themselves into harms way to help and protect the rest of us.

[Warspite]

A very moving story, one I had not picked up here before. Thank you; I've shared it with some colleagues here at work too.

To Glen:

[Rasputin]

thanks to those who've posted...I appreciate the well wishes for glenn

[KRonn]

Very nice post Rasputin. Sorry for your friend.   

[Zanza]

I hadn't read the story here before, very moving.

[Siege]

But, I thought no jews died on 9/11, that they were warned not to go to work that day.

[Rasputin]

Your sarcasm, while well intended, is both misplaced and in danger of marginalizing you in much the way that miska grishkan became the epitome of a one trick pony. Sometimes less is really more.

[PDH]

To get this back on track, my grandfather used to sail with a gent who fought in the Battle of Britain (he flew a hurricane - he never told me as a young boy if he had shot down any planes).

When he died in the mid 1970s they took his ashes out beyond the Golden Gate and buried him at sea.  Then, as the boat rounded the breakwater to power into the St Francis Yacht Club, my grandfather poured out a measure of brandy for all on board and the last went over the stern.

That left a great impression on me. A hero should be remembered.

[Rasputin]

Pdh

I couldnt agree more. What a nice story.