Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

As the planes crashed into the WTC and the Pentagon, I was benchmark testing in second period. They called off the tests and explained the events (very vaguely, but I had the idea). At that moment I was scared but I knew that, for now, my life was safe.
At that moment YOU were preparing to enter those burning buildings. You didn't know if you could save any lives; you didn't know if you would come out alive. As terrified people rushed down the smoking staircases, you ran up them. I know they were wondering whether you'd get back out, and how you summoned the bravery to fight against it.
I suppose you never made it back out. And I want to say thank you for going in there. You're not around to tell us how many lives you may have saved or how many people you may have helped. Who knows? You didn't live to see the aftermath of the attack, and you were willing to sacrifice that. I know the devastation must be IMMENSE, and you certainly went down a hero. Thank you for entering while not knowing if there would be an exit. God bless you and God bless America.