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Funeral Planned for Last WTC Firefighter

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Posted by GregJ 2003-08-31 1:22:00 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Rest in Peace, Michael, and thanks from a grateful nation.

Posted by seafarious 2003-8-31 1:33:41 PM|| 2003-8-31 1:33:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I would like to take my hat off to this guy and say "Thank you".

I think you just did, and I'd like to join you
Frank

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-31 1:45:16 PM|| 2003-8-31 1:45:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Your shift's finally over, Michael. Thank you, and rest in peace. You earned it.

Posted by Baba Yaga 2003-8-31 1:53:21 PM|| 2003-8-31 1:53:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 After a certain point I would like to see the guy who wrote Blackhawk Down take a shot at the WTC masacre. Blackhawk seems to have done justice to the heroism of the men who died in Somalia.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-8-31 2:24:26 PM|| 2003-8-31 2:24:26 PM|| Front Page Top

I would like to see the guy who wrote Blackhawk Down take a shot at the WTC masacre

I would like to see the goddam media give the 9/11 anniversary the loud, long, up-front coverage it deserves instead of trying to sweep it under the rug and hope no one notices so we can ~~forget~~ "move on."

Unfortunately, you'll probably get your wish a long time before I do.

Rest in peace, Michael. No matter how hard the "mainstream" media tries to make it happen, we will NEVER forget.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2003-8-31 2:42:22 PM|| 2003-8-31 2:42:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 You will note he'd also volunteered to be a bone-marrow donor.
Since they still had his blood in storage, it appears that he volunteered not for an afflicted family member, but for any stranger whose blood factors happened to match and who needed a bone marrow transfer in order to live.
Some guys gave all, even before The Day.
But if ya gotta go....

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2003-8-31 3:34:28 PM|| 2003-8-31 3:34:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I think we can all do without Katie Couric and Matt Lauer "tribute" that turns into a "are we safer now?"

A perfect 9-11 movie would focus on the firehouse that lost its chaplain to impact with a jumper. It would show enough about the firefighters themselves to humanize their sacrifice. Movies about 9-11 would have to be for the big screen due to scale and lack of commercials.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-8-31 4:54:19 PM|| 2003-8-31 4:54:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Hmmm... I dont think you can show 9/11 in a mere movie -- the medium is simply insufficiant to express the story correctly.

One of the things the terrorst thought we (americans) would do after 9/11 would be to put our tail between our legs and hide our head in the sand. Fortunately we haven't (except for the above mentioned asshats Katie Couric and Matt Lauer) but came out swinging. They are expecting that we do the same in Iraq (run away with our tail between our legs).

But we won't. Too bad for them.

Posted by GregJ 2003-8-31 5:33:28 PM|| 2003-8-31 5:33:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Never forget. God bless you, Michael.

Posted by Ptah 2003-8-31 5:39:16 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-8-31 5:39:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 May God continue to keep the soul of Michael Ragusa and may He continue to comfort his family.
It sounds as if having this service may finally give them some closure.
On 9/11, some gave all and all gave some.
Michael clearly gave his all--Thank you, hero.
We will never forget.

Posted by Jennie Taliaferro 2003-9-1 11:25:52 AM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2003-9-1 11:25:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 The movie's already been made: "9/11," by a pair of brothers who tagged along with a fire crew that fateful morning. They're the ones who happened to get the footage of the first impact. They were with the team who found the body of the FDNY's chaplain, who was killed by falling debris (IIRC, he got death certificate #1).

By some miracle, none of the people from that firehouse died.... though they were all smack in the middle of it -- they were rolling for the WTC before the call even went out.

That is what ALL of the networks should be showing on Thursday instead of their primetime drivel.

Posted by Steffan 2003-9-10 12:18:22 AM|| 2003-9-10 12:18:22 AM|| Front Page Top

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