“What we saw down there, no human being should ever see.”

“There’s a lot of guys that are sick on this job. A lot of guys.”
Ray Pfeifer, FDNY Engine Company 40
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I consider it an honor and a priviledge to count Ray Pfeifer as a Brother and a friend.
If David Halberstam were still with us, can you imagine what he would have written about Ray’s story?
It’s crazy…the burden of proof should not be on the sick. I think Jon Stewart summed it up pretty well:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-july-28-2011/i-thought-we-already-took-care-of-this-s–t?xrs=share_copy