Shoring Up Ourselves: An Inspirational Story of Never Giving Up
"Living my passion to help others while surrounded by amazing families helped me create a path to face challenges during my time providing Fire and EMS services. September 11, 2001, raised the bar on the challenges my family and I faced. As a fire department Captain, who lived about a mile from the Pentagon, I lead a team of firefighters to fight the fires caused by the passenger aircraft when it struck the Pentagon with full fuel tanks. Two days later I was reassigned as a collapse team leader until the structure was safe enough to be handed over to the FBI investigation teams. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be faced with anything nearly as perilous and challenging. But I was wrong. About ten years after 9/11, I retired from the Arlington, Virginia Fire Department as a battalion chief and moved our family to McKinney, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas. Two months after retiring, a routine home cleaning project nearly took my life. My journey of recovery has been remarkable when you consider that today I have annually cycled from Washington, DC to New York City each 9/11 and work as a public speaker to groups of military members and first responders to share my story and encourage them to fight for their own recovery and never give up. One of the most important things in life is accept changes and challenges, which I think played an important part in my survival and recovery. I share my story with you because I know that while you have your own story of true challenges. I want to inspire you to never give up. I want you to believe that it is possible for you to conquer your challenges just as I continue to do so with mine. Hopefully as you read this book, you will be inspired to do just that"--
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Shoring Up Ourselves: An Inspirational Story of Never Giving Up
"Living my passion to help others while surrounded by amazing families helped me create a path to face challenges during my time providing Fire and EMS services. September 11, 2001, raised the bar on the challenges my family and I faced. As a fire department Captain, who lived about a mile from the Pentagon, I lead a team of firefighters to fight the fires caused by the passenger aircraft when it struck the Pentagon with full fuel tanks. Two days later I was reassigned as a collapse team leader until the structure was safe enough to be handed over to the FBI investigation teams. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be faced with anything nearly as perilous and challenging. But I was wrong. About ten years after 9/11, I retired from the Arlington, Virginia Fire Department as a battalion chief and moved our family to McKinney, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas. Two months after retiring, a routine home cleaning project nearly took my life. My journey of recovery has been remarkable when you consider that today I have annually cycled from Washington, DC to New York City each 9/11 and work as a public speaker to groups of military members and first responders to share my story and encourage them to fight for their own recovery and never give up. One of the most important things in life is accept changes and challenges, which I think played an important part in my survival and recovery. I share my story with you because I know that while you have your own story of true challenges. I want to inspire you to never give up. I want you to believe that it is possible for you to conquer your challenges just as I continue to do so with mine. Hopefully as you read this book, you will be inspired to do just that"--
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Shoring Up Ourselves: An Inspirational Story of Never Giving Up

Shoring Up Ourselves: An Inspirational Story of Never Giving Up

by Robert Gray
Shoring Up Ourselves: An Inspirational Story of Never Giving Up

Shoring Up Ourselves: An Inspirational Story of Never Giving Up

by Robert Gray

Overview

"Living my passion to help others while surrounded by amazing families helped me create a path to face challenges during my time providing Fire and EMS services. September 11, 2001, raised the bar on the challenges my family and I faced. As a fire department Captain, who lived about a mile from the Pentagon, I lead a team of firefighters to fight the fires caused by the passenger aircraft when it struck the Pentagon with full fuel tanks. Two days later I was reassigned as a collapse team leader until the structure was safe enough to be handed over to the FBI investigation teams. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be faced with anything nearly as perilous and challenging. But I was wrong. About ten years after 9/11, I retired from the Arlington, Virginia Fire Department as a battalion chief and moved our family to McKinney, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas. Two months after retiring, a routine home cleaning project nearly took my life. My journey of recovery has been remarkable when you consider that today I have annually cycled from Washington, DC to New York City each 9/11 and work as a public speaker to groups of military members and first responders to share my story and encourage them to fight for their own recovery and never give up. One of the most important things in life is accept changes and challenges, which I think played an important part in my survival and recovery. I share my story with you because I know that while you have your own story of true challenges. I want to inspire you to never give up. I want you to believe that it is possible for you to conquer your challenges just as I continue to do so with mine. Hopefully as you read this book, you will be inspired to do just that"--

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781662941078
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
Publication date: 02/14/2024
Pages: 178
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Bob Gray was a Captain with the Arlington County Fire Department (ACFD) when he responded to the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. After fighting the fire and performing search and rescue work, he was assigned as a technical rescue team (TRT) and collapse team leader.Shortly after retiring and moving to Texas, Bob suffered a significant fall which resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury; doctors' prognoses for recovery were not promising. Against all odds, Bob overcame several medical setbacks and has returned to a full and active life.From these experiences, Bob works to help and encourage others who are facing challenges. He shares his story, struggles, and triumphs with first responders, veteran groups, and other organizations. In addition, he continues to provide proactive training to deal with trauma to first-responder organizations. In his spare time, he enjoys cycling, cooking, spending time at White Rock Lake, and relaxing with his family.To visit Bob's Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn pages open linktr.ee/rtgray105
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