Thanks for Being There

As some of you may remember my daughter is a firefighter and paramedic. This kind of thing really hits close to home.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - One coached football when he wasn't fighting fires. Another cut hair at a barbershop. Yet another was known for quoting the Bible. They called each other nicknames like "Squirrel" and "Lightning."

On Tuesday, this city on the South Carolina coast mourned them all: nine firefighters killed inside a burning furniture store in the nation's worst loss of firefighters since the 2001 World Trade Center attack.

"They did exactly what they were trained to do," fire Chief Rusty Thomas said.

They went into the burning building on Monday in search of two employees who had been reported to be trapped inside.

Stop an minute and be thankful that these firefighters are there in your town too, waiting to risk their lives to do what they can to save your life and property.

AP Photo: This combination of photos provided Tuesday, June 19, 2007 by the City of Charleston, S.C....