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On bright mornings, I awake early and let my mind wonder, it becomes apparent that life is short. I cant help but imagine what the future may bring, fear, pain, happieness, love. I think that I would like to live a full life. then I ask myself what is a full life, is it 60 or 70 or even 80 years of life. then I relized that time has no bearing on living a full life. as I lay awake thinking of that cool april morning, the breeze blowing ever so lightly thru the nooks an cranies of the down town buildings, I watched the masses of navy and french blue standing on the sides of the street arms at salute, sepperated by two lone engines cloaked in black cloth, I watched the flag draped coffins carried in to the church, the bells echoing, as I looked around in aww, I noticed the normaly buisy and noisy downtown street, silent. nothing moved not an inch ecsept for the paul bearers and the flags of the honor guard rippleing in the wind, the still scene of thousands of saluting brothers and sisters of this great service who traveld from all over to pay thier respects to two great human beings. the scene captured in my mind frozen in time forever. Two true heros who paid the altimate price so that normal average everday people can live full lives, without the fear or pain of that fait live with happieness and love for 60 or 70 years. It then became obviouse that those two heros had lived a full life. they are complete people. they where doing what they were put here to do. they lived the life of honor. To those of you who read this, who did not know of this tragedy, you know now. To those who read this who were close to this tragedy, the sadness will faid with memories of happieness and love the fear and pain will be abcent. Just know that Brian and Robin are happy. Dedicated to Brian and Robin, their brothers and sisters at colerain twnsp. ohio, and their families.
Ryan D. Bailey VFD

God Bless and be with you!