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A Heroic Team: Tom and Halona
22 days ago | By CCI
When Tom Prin followed in his father's footsteps and chose a career as a New York City firefighter, he pledged a life of service to others. As a young man, Tom was one of many courageous firefighters to respond to the horrific events of 9/11. His unit returned to the debris at the World Trade Center for months of clean-up and recovery, embodying the firefighters' oath of bravery, pride and a willingness to serve unselfishly. But Tom's life path changed in 2005. When climbing the fire escape of a burning building, a ladder gave out, and Tom fell two stories, fracturing a vertebra and ending...
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