MY TURN: The first First Responder
Zoe Ann Thruman
We’ve heard a lot in the past week and a half about our heroic first responders … the loss of the two brave men who ran toward the danger, the third man, also going toward the danger, wounded and on the long journey of healing … It makes us consider and be grateful for all the courageous, sacrificial men and women that selflessly serve us, our children, our loved ones, our neighbors, all on a daily basis, knowing full well the danger they’ve agreed to step into at a moment's notice on our behalf.
As we’ve just enjoyed a Fourth of July weekend, it bears reflecting on the first responders of the time period in which men and women, facing the reality of the Revolutionary War, did not hesitate to run toward the danger. Forming a ragtag citizen militia, these farmers and merchants stepped up and stepped into the battle, taking it upon themselves to do the right thing and fight for the lives of their families, friends, neighbors and the country.
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