Greater Love ... In Memory of the Fallen Firefighters of Arizona

Greater Love … In Memory of the Fallen Firefighters of Arizona

Greater love has no one than this,
than to lay down one’s life for his friends

(John 15:13)

I would like to dedicate this post to those who lost their lives fighting a wild fire in Arizona on June 30, 2013.

19 brave firefighters gave their lives to protect other lives.

Let us keep their family, friends and all those who they have touched their lives in prayers.

These firefighters were part of the Prescott Fire Department’s Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite special team.

Fallen Firefighters of Arizona

Names Taken from CNN:
Among the dead was Eric Marsh, the unit’s 43-year-old superintendent. Also killed, according to the city of Prescott: Andrew Ashcraft, 29; Robert Caldwell, 23; Travis Carter, 31; Dustin Deford, 24; Christopher MacKenzie, 30; Grant McKee, 21; Sean Misner, 26; Scott Norris, 28; Wade Parker, 22; John Percin, 24; Anthony Rose, 23; Jesse Steed, 36; Joe Thurston, 32; Travis Turbyfill, 27; William Warneke, 25; Clayton Whitted, 28; Kevin Woyjeck, 21; and Garret Zuppiger, 27.

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