Captain Weldon in the Ladder 20 Office with the Certificate from Ironhorse Brigade and a patch from Fire Rescue at Q-West in front of the drawing of the flag planting at Iwo Jima, a gift from the artist, Felix De Weldon, to Ladder 20.
As I arrived at Ladder 20 in the rain I saw 2 soldiers decked out in dress uniform, a quilt of ribbons down their chests, one in blue and one in green. After chatting with some of the L20 firefighters in my usual nervous babble, I grabbed Captain Weldon to pose in front of the drawing of the Marines planting the flag at Iwo Jima- a gift from the original artist, Felix De Weldon (no relation), who created the famous sculpture- to present the Certificate of Appreciation from Nora's Ironhorse Brigade Combat Team thanking L20 for their support, and 7 patches from Renee at Fire Rescue of the Fire Departmen at at Q- West, Al Qayyarah, Iraq in honor of the seven men from L20 lost on 9/11.
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