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Military family comes through in tragedy

Carolyn Herrick

943rd Rescue Group Public Affairs

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE (Courtesy photo)
BASE, Ariz. -- I woke up last week to
news that one of my closest friends’ When a town home in Maryland caught fire March 25, a U.S. Air Force NCO and her family of five lost all their belongings. Her military family rallied,
town house in Maryland caught on raising more than $10,000 in the first 24 hours.
fire at 4 a.m while they were sleeping,
warm and cozy in their beds. Their Force. When I asked her what they Within four hours of evacuating their house, her chief and first sergeant
neighbor woke them up, and she and needed, she told me an amazing story:
her family – her husband, twin 1.5 year See TRAGEDY, Page 17
olds, and an almost 3-year old – got
out of the house safely but lost every-
thing. Her son didn’t even have shoes
on his feet when they escaped.

When I talked to her, she was super
calm – almost cheerful. She answered
the phone as though it was an ordi-
nary day. As she described the events
and it sunk in to me how very disas-
trous this fire could have been, my
eyes filled with tears. I was so grateful
that they were all alive and safe, but
my first thought was about what I
could do to help, especially since I am
2,000 miles away.

My friend is an NCO in the U.S. Air

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