Merry Xmas & happy new year
Condolences to the RFS fires who were killed in the tragic accident protecting my home and village in the Buxton / Balmoral fires yesterday
Yep, condolences to them, their families, friends and fellow firies. May they RIP.
E kore rātou e kaumātuatia
Pēnei i a tātou kua mahue nei
E kore hoki rātou e ngoikore
Ahakoa pehea i ngā āhuatanga o te wā
I te hekenga atu o te rā
Tae noa ki te aranga mai i te ata
Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou
Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them
We will remember them.
I post this because though they may or may not be military veterans, they nonetheless face life threatening dangers for their community and nation just as military veterans do voluntarily. It's the same in my book.