Hundreds came together to honor first responders on Thursday evening, June 20. The Unsung Hero event, put on by the FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association, recognizes firefighters, paramedics and police officers for what they do as well as unsung heroes who died in the line of duty.
"This isn't a job, it isn't a career, it's a calling so we just do it because we love it and so when we have opportunities like this," said Michael Bongiorno, union president. Nearly 300 people filled the ballroom at the Italian Community Center for the fourth annual banquet.
Milwaukee Firefighters Union President Michael Bongiorno presented awards on behalf of the department's special teams, including the dive team for an attempted rescue.