From One Tragedy to Another

[Corrine]

This local tragedy has put a severe damper in my holiday spirit.  We live in a neighboring town.  Both of our children grew up with children of volunteer firefighters, with many of them now volunteers or full-time firefighters.  Our son was in the Explorer program, and our daughter knew the volunteer firefighter/police officer who was slain. 

A Community In Mourning

[MikeW]

What a shocking waste of life, I'm sad for you and your community Corrine.

[winchester73]

Terrible tragedy

[GR@PH;<'S]

Corrine,
:flowers: Our heart goes out to all not only in your Community but all over this world for those who are morning there loved ones the Christmas

Hammy.

[tallin]

Of course it goes without saying that all in Australia are feeling for all concerned in the ghastly shootings in the US of late.  We here in OZ had one group massacre in Tasmania in the mid 1990's.  The result was throughout our country John Howard (Prime Minister at the time) issued a buy back system for all unregistered guns.  This was successful and to date there has been no more mass killings.

Today I was pleased to see this starting to happen in the US as a start to maybe controlling your issue. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/gun-buyback-gift-cards.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+(L.A.+Now)

Sincerely and thinking of you all,

kind regards, 

[hayc59]

Wow C so sorry about this!! Thoughts and Prayers your way!!

[Corrine]

Thanks.  What has been so incredibly amazing is the outpouring of support in the community for not only the families of the four firefighters and the families whose homes were destroyed but also the thousands of firefighters from all over the U.S. and Canada who are traveling here to pay their respects.   Members of the community have pre-paid hotel rooms and meals for visiting firefighters, local businesses are contributing food, sponsoring fund-raising events and also making corporate donations for the four families.

[Corrine]

If anyone is interested, please consider signing the petition, To award the Medal of Freedom to the 4 Firefighters who were ambushed in West Webster New York on Christmas Eve 2012 | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government (U.S. Only).  Chip was a close friend and mentor of a "step" family member.

[Temmu]

i am sorry for your loss, corrine, my condolences to your family and the family of your friend.