There is nothing that can be said on this anniversary, but I wanted to tell
you that there is a group of NY firefighters and police officers having a
short respite in Sydney from Ground Zero as guests of the New South Wales
government and these folk have generated such a huge amount of respect in
the few days they have been here.
It is but a few weeks since those who saved so much for so many in the
Christmas-New Year bushfires had a ticker-tape parade so we could say thank
you to them, so the role of the firefighter in our lives is well
appreciated. But tonight, as we watched them climb the Sydney Harbour
Bridge to look out over the city, much like many of them had probably done
at the top of the WTC, the reality was revisited. But what really got to me
was that instead of going to the Hunter Valley to visit the vineyards and
wineries as was planned, they have chosen to visit the children in the Burns
Centre of our largest children's hospital.
How special is that! They, who have suffered so much, can still give.
Kia ora
Barbara
Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
Palmerston District Primary School
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA
T. 02 6205 7241
F. 02 6205 7242
E. barbara@austarmetro.com.au
W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au
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