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 le...