More on the services and honoring of Anthony Rose in an article from the Daily Herald:
The remains of one of the 19 firefighters killed in Arizona last month are being returned to his family in Beach Park.
Chief Paul Tierney of the Beach Park Fire Department says the cremated remains of Anthony Rose will be flown into Waukegan Regional Airport on Wednesday afternoon. He says family of the 23-year-old firefighter now live in Beach Park. The fire chief says the urn containing Rose’s remains will be given to his mother. Rose was raised in Wisconsin.
#1 by Mike Mc on July 10, 2013 - 10:56 PM
I drove out to Waukegan Regional Airport to see him flown in. Terribly sad. A tremendous turn out by the Lake County area fire departments. They did a great job. Too many departments to mention were represented.
Two Blackhawk helicopters, I am assuming National Guard, did a fly by. Motorcycle group (Rolling Thunder?) was there.
Two forest service firefighters came off the plane as an honor guard. Very solemn, very dignified.
About a hundred civilians lined the route near the airport. Many waving flags.