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"There is something that happens at the end of the official ceremony. It's kind of a decompression, and a true showing that the folks who come here, "get it".
Family and fire family come together in their own respective circles, and there is tradition in the truest meaning of the word.
Hugs and love fill the circle, followed by words that quite often bring to the surface all of the tears they had to hold in as they paid the ultimate respect to their brothers and sisters.
Bottles open and are passed with each toast. The meaning of life and love are so in evidence in these circles." -Liz Jackson, Gold Star Family.
Family and fire family come together in their own respective circles, and there is tradition in the truest meaning of the word.
Hugs and love fill the circle, followed by words that quite often bring to the surface all of the tears they had to hold in as they paid the ultimate respect to their brothers and sisters.
Bottles open and are passed with each toast. The meaning of life and love are so in evidence in these circles." -Liz Jackson, Gold Star Family.
IAFF Memorial, Tejon Street Sets, 2018
IAFF Memorial, 2017
IAFF 2016: Street Sets
Filmed during the IAFF Fire Fighter Memorial street sets on Tejon Street in Colorado Springs 2016, by Tenor Drummer Toni Arellano.