This from Drew Smith:
Friday December 16 is the 45th anniversary of the LODD of Schaumburg Firefighter Anthony Gallo. 45 years ago I was a 16-year-old high school fire cadet. We attended class daily at the Mount Prospect Fire Department. On this day I remember the MABAS Plectron opening over the speakers and the dispatcher announcing the death of FF Gallo. A hush came over the room and the instructor, a Mount Prospect lieutenant paused to pay tribute. At that moment, I don’t think any of us in the room (me, Dave Schultz [ret. Arlington Hts.], Jeff Harris [ret. Northbrook], Lou Petrone [ret. Itasca], to name a few) understood the reality of the situation but soon did. I have kept the newspaper articles of the tragedy.
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