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Sean Misner Memorial: Firefighters Salute Fallen Hero On 500-Mile Journey Home (PHOTOS)
Sean Misner Memorial: Firefighters Salute Fallen Hero On 500-Mile Journey Home (PHOTOS)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/20/sean-misner-memorial-firefighter-saluted-photo_n_3628805.html
Sean Misner, 26, was one of 19 elite firefighters with the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew who died battling a fast-moving wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., on June 30.
On July 19, a Facebook page set up in remembrance of Misner shared photos of a moving tribute by first responders who saluted from highway overpasses as Misner's remains, flanked by fire vehicles and law enforcement, were returned home by his parents and wife, who is expecting their first child.
With local crews standing at attention, on trucks and alongside friends and family, the familiar vigil repeated itself over 500 miles of highway last week:
On July 19, a Facebook page set up in remembrance of Misner shared photos of a moving tribute by first responders who saluted from highway overpasses as Misner's remains, flanked by fire vehicles and law enforcement, were returned home by his parents and wife, who is expecting their first child.
With local crews standing at attention, on trucks and alongside friends and family, the familiar vigil repeated itself over 500 miles of highway last week:
