Tag Archives: 9/11

Military Firefighter Heritage Memorial

The memorial ceremony this year was held in the blazing afternoon sun. Then I rode in my first fire truck back to the base for the Bar-be-que.

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Norma Brown

Major General Norma Brown entered the Air Force in 1951 and worked her way up through the ranks to become Wing Commander at Goodfellow Air Force Base.  At every step, she broke ground for women in the Air Force.  This … Continue reading

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School Kids Visit

I have a trove of pictures to post from our BETTER ANGELS exhibit in San Angelo Texas, and I’ll start with pictures taken this afternoon of a couple of the FIVE school classes who  came by to see the paintings. … Continue reading

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Goodfellow Air Force Base

TEXAS!  A couple hours ago I arrived on Goodfellow Air Force Base just outside San Angelo TX and tomorrow morning we set up Better Angels in an annex building of the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art! This base is … Continue reading

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UPDATE NYC !

We are going to NEW YORK CITY.   The contract isn’t quite inked, so exact dates & venue are not yet for print, but THREE WEEKS, beginning mid-MAYish, in lower MANHATTAN. NOW we need to find VOLUNTEERS to help us … Continue reading

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More Interviews

Here are two more links: Tim published an interview with Bill Butler, another FDNY Dad who lost a firefighter son on 9/11.  Bill was too ill from his 9/11 exposure to join the other “Gang of Dads” in the video … Continue reading

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Conversations with FDNY Family

In Las Vegas I had the pleasure of meeting Tim Sendelbach, editor-in-chief of FireRescue Magazine.  Tim gave me a copy of the August 2011 issue of FireRescue and I read it cover-to-cover on the long flight home.  Specifically Tim wanted … Continue reading

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Back in the Crates, Off to Texas

CPSE is over and done.  It took us about two and a half hours to break down the exhibit and pack it back into its crates and into the trailer for the trip to San Angelo, Texas.  It should arrive … Continue reading

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CPSE Las Vegas Day 1

Flew through the night, fell asleep on this side of the Rockies which, thanks to crystal clear skies and a big moon were gorgeous below.  Settling again into Pacific Time.  We’re 20+ miles from the strip here in Vegas, but … Continue reading

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Off to Las Vegas

Leaving tomorrow for Las Vegas to install BETTER ANGELS at the CPSE Excellence Conference.  The exhibit will be FREE and OPEN to the public March 6, 7, 8 & 9th at the Aliante Hotel & Casino 7300 Aliante Parkway North … Continue reading

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