Memorial Weekend roundup. Videos & pictures.
L-R: MSgt Adam Montoya, SrA Steven Boyd, A1C Joshua Hartman, A1C William Hill, SrA Jared Robinson, and TSgt Nathan Elkins.
2011 Memorial Weekend photos
Looking at the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Facebook page it appears the image above is the most popular photo from the 2011 Memorial Weekend. Obviously it wasn't taken in Emmitsburg, Maryland. This is a photo of Bells Across America for Fallen Firefighters coming to Northern Afghanistan. It was sent by Adam J. Montoya, MSgt, USAF & Air Force Fire Chief, as his crew paused to remember all fallen firefighters, volunteer, career and military. They are a group of 6 firefighters assigned to Forward Operating Base Kunduz. This is Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 4 -227th Aviation Regiment. P-19A ARFF Apparatus with UH-60 MEDEVAC Helicopter.
The video below is of other USAF firefighters taking part in Bells Across America. The 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters are described as being somewhere in Southwest Asia. Parts of this video were shown during Sunday's Memorial Service. Thanks to MSgt Paul Mann and SMSgt Joseph W. Walsh for making sure this video made its way to Emmitsburg. You have to love the spanner and fire extinguisher in place of a bell.
Below are two more videos from Memorial Weekend. The top one is the closing video put together by the wonderful people at CrossCreek TV Productions who I have had the pleasure of working with for three Memorial Weekends. Below that is some video of Sunday's service from photographer Greg Guise.
