Moral Courage
Never Forget
In the darkest of times, heroes or cowards are not made, but are revealed to the eyes of humanity. Heroes do not do unrealistic things, but do realistic things under unrealistic circumstances. Men and women put their lives on the line just so you can be safe. Those men and women do it every day of our lives, whether it is firefighters, police officers, or even soldiers overseas. No one can pay them back for what they do, and yet, they still go out and give up their lives so that someone else can have their own. This is how one can describe Engine 10 from the Ladder 10 in the New York Fire Department, a group of the first to arrive at the scene during 9/11.
An unofficial slogan of firefighters is “Swift as eagles, Strong as lions” (Jamestown Fire Department). Although many people think of heroes as the knight in shining armor, or the guy that saves the girl, in reality, heroes are made every day. Our country does not recognize the heroes that put their lives on the line every day as much as we should. We as humans recognize heroes as the man who hits the game winning shot, or the man who hits the home run. Humanity does not realize, although they think this, that if that “hero” does not win the game, the world ends. When in reality, if true heroes did not do their job, someone’s life may end.
On the day of September 11, 2001, our country was attacked. Everyone was shocked and could not move—except for Engine 10 from the Ladder 10. This engine was the first on the scene of the first tower being hit. Immediately after arriving, all the men ran inside a building that would fall in about fifteen minutes. They did not think about what was going to happen to them, but rather they thought about all the parents, sons, daughters, grandparents and future grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins they could save. I am not saying these men did not think of their families, because I am sure they did, but they knew they had a job to do and kept to that
In the darkest of times, heroes or cowards are not made, but are revealed to the eyes of humanity. Heroes do not do unrealistic things, but do realistic things under unrealistic circumstances. Men and women put their lives on the line just so you can be safe. Those men and women do it every day of our lives, whether it is firefighters, police officers, or even soldiers overseas. No one can pay them back for what they do, and yet, they still go out and give up their lives so that someone else can have their own. This is how one can describe Engine 10 from the Ladder 10 in the New York Fire Department, a group of the first to arrive at the scene during 9/11.
An unofficial slogan of firefighters is “Swift as eagles, Strong as lions” (Jamestown Fire Department). Although many people think of heroes as the knight in shining armor, or the guy that saves the girl, in reality, heroes are made every day. Our country does not recognize the heroes that put their lives on the line every day as much as we should. We as humans recognize heroes as the man who hits the game winning shot, or the man who hits the home run. Humanity does not realize, although they think this, that if that “hero” does not win the game, the world ends. When in reality, if true heroes did not do their job, someone’s life may end.
On the day of September 11, 2001, our country was attacked. Everyone was shocked and could not move—except for Engine 10 from the Ladder 10. This engine was the first on the scene of the first tower being hit. Immediately after arriving, all the men ran inside a building that would fall in about fifteen minutes. They did not think about what was going to happen to them, but rather they thought about all the parents, sons, daughters, grandparents and future grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins they could save. I am not saying these men did not think of their families, because I am sure they did, but they knew they had a job to do and kept to that