Engine 15 Photo - WN Rowe

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I’m thankful for the quiet evening to sit near the Memorial and reflect on friends made over the years and friends of fr...
05/02/2024

I’m thankful for the quiet evening to sit near the Memorial and reflect on friends made over the years and friends of friends that have been lost and all those that we will welcome here in the coming days.

The flag detail was rained out on Wednesday but this dedicated group of Honor Guards completed this two day task in one...
05/04/2023

The flag detail was rained out on Wednesday but this dedicated group of Honor Guards completed this two day task in one day!
Every flag that will be given to families this weekend is raised in reverence and flown over the NFFF Memorial and then meticulously folded and refolded to exacting standards. As we gathered together to start folding the flags the team had the opportunity to be a part of a phone call in which Terry Smith shared with us what it means to the families to know the care that is taken with each individual flag. Terry expressed what it meant to her son, Gavin, to receive that flag following the 2009 death of his father Jarrett A. Dixon with the Baltimore County Fire Department. Even for this dedicated group of Honor Guards who understand the mission, this call further solidified the reason that we strive for perfection to honor so many people who have given their last measure in protecting their communities.

With only one airshow to our credit this year I'm digging back in the archives to when Andy Lehneis and I had more produ...
12/02/2021

With only one airshow to our credit this year I'm digging back in the archives to when Andy Lehneis and I had more productive years.

I am privileged to occupy a space of trust throughout Memorial Weekend as I work to capture people’s emotions in images....
10/05/2021

I am privileged to occupy a space of trust throughout Memorial Weekend as I work to capture people’s emotions in images. Family stories are shared as I ask that question, “Tell me about your Firefighter”. I learn about a Firefighter that loved his Golden Retriever but was scared of snakes and I learn about a family’s sense of humor as they add both snake and dog to his luminaire.
In telling me about his Firefighter a man shares that his husband is still paying it forward through the medics and EMS folks that he trained and mentored. Something he only learned through the stories that friends and colleagues shared.
A little boy jet lagged and out of sorts is having none of this picture thing Friday evening but Saturday he charges over to give a hug and makes my day. Talking with his Grandfather I connect the dots and now have a face and a family that bring more meaning than any report ever could.
If you have the opportunity, ask the question. “Tell me about your Firefighter”

As is tradition after our Fire Hero Families have placed the wreath at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier, a member of the ...
10/03/2021

As is tradition after our Fire Hero Families have placed the wreath at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier, a member of the Tomb Guard meets with fire service honor guards in attendance to give insight into the history of the Tomb, and the mission to honor our nations Unknowns as well as to answer questions. 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the selection and internment of the WW1 Unknown Soldier and throughout the year there have been events and historical moments highlighting the history the Unknown Soldiers and the changes that shaped what we see at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier today.

The Assistant Sgt. of the Guard SGT Gabriel Silva answered questions and Dave Hathaway explained the significance of the flag and the case that you see here. The Society of the Honor Guard Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has based the concept of the Ceremonial Centennial Flag on our Fire Hero Family Flag and has expanded on it building in layers of meaning with it to further their mission of honoring the Unknowns. Tomb Guard CPL William Jeffs and SPC Samuel King presented the Ceremonial Centennial Flag with its case, while Firefighter Matthew Wiles and Firefighter Maria Scherer display the Fire Hero Family Flag and its case beside it.

The flag was first flown on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery near the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day May 31, 2021. On October 27th the Flag was flown on the deck of the USS Olympia, the ship that transported the WW1 Unknown Soldier from France to Washington DC in 1921. The flag will travel to France with Tomb Guards past and present to fly over the four cemeteries where the four unknown soldiers were originally selected from before the final selection was made.

Within the case is a piece of the deck of the USS Olympia, as well marble dust from the WW1 Unknown's Tomb and material from beneath the plaza at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Additional fragments from the original headstones of the other three Unknowns who remained behind in France, along with earth from the four cemeteries’ will also be placed into the case.

It was a special moment that we were privileged to have shared with the Tomb Guards. For more information regarding the Centennial and the Tomb Guards, please visit www.tombguard.org as well as visiting the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Facebook.

This is the first of large dumps of photos trying to document a larger group of faces that do so much throughout this we...
10/02/2021

This is the first of large dumps of photos trying to document a larger group of faces that do so much throughout this weekend. I'm prioritizing quantity over quality. I hope you tag, share and make use of these, Thank you for your service.

2021 NFFF photos are coming, returning Fire Hero Families and Honor Guards are doing meaningful work and we are capturin...
10/02/2021

2021 NFFF photos are coming, returning Fire Hero Families and Honor Guards are doing meaningful work and we are capturing as much as possible. Currently am pushing photos to the Foundation first. Hope to follow with photos here Saturday morning.

Following the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation daily tributes, I have yet to see a blank blue slide. For every da...
02/14/2021

Following the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation daily tributes, I have yet to see a blank blue slide. For every date on the calendar there is a Fire Family that remembers a loved one more deeply than most other days of the year.
On every one of those days we can learn another lesson.

Bricelyn Street, Pittsburgh 1995 is one of many that firefighters should know by name and understand the lessons that these firefighters left behind for us to learn.

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-078.pdf

A small group of Honor Guard members gathered in Emmitsburg to continue our commitment to honor our fallen and their fam...
10/07/2020

A small group of Honor Guard members gathered in Emmitsburg to continue our commitment to honor our fallen and their families despite the limitations of this pandemic. My apologies to C Platoon who stood watch from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM! Despite my 5:00 AM arrival I know that I missed some of you.

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