“We only need to look back over the past few weeks to witness the tremendous contributions of firefighters called to respond to hurricanes, tragic events in Las Vegas as well as the wildfires burning across the western United States,” said Dr. Don Wright, acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as he addressed those gathered at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service on Sunday morning.
“It is right and fitting to come together as a nation, embrace the families of these firefighters and remember those who paid the ultimate price in service to their communities,” Wright said.
Thousands of people joined the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation on Sunday at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service to honor 95 firefighters who died on duty.