This from John Tobin from Saturday’s memorial service on the 40th anniversary of the Ben Franklin Store fire in Palatine that claimed the lives of three firefighters.
Ben Franklin fire tribute………The fallen three Feb 23, 1973.Very nice to see the friends and family come out to pay their respects……..pictures Plote transporting the precious cargo…….two old war horses reunited after 25 years of being apart……honor guard……PFD rural pumper…..family of the fallen fire fighters…….the PFD memorial……. yours truly…….Emotions still run deep after all these years!
#1 by ENG 17 on February 26, 2013 - 7:56 AM
It was a very nice ceremony. Thank you John for all your efforts in this endeavor. Seeing the old rigs there was extra sepcial. Also thanks to Pierceton Indiana for the loan of the rig, and their firefighters that attended.
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