Tour of Duty

Our area recently had the privilege of having the Tour of Duty firemen run through our area. This is a group of men and women from Australia that are running from Los Angeles to New York....with the goal of getting there for September 11th. They are doing this run to remember what happened on September 11th and to reinforce all that is good with humanity.

Stuff like that simply gives me the chills. I looooove it.

On top of that, the company my husband works for was one of the sponsors of Tour of Duty so the runners ran right to his place of employment and we were able to spend some time with them. It was AMAZING. Many of the runners are emergency personnel and you could see the care, love, and determination in their eyes. It was such a cool experience to be able to talk with them!

Here are the runners running in...(did I mention I had chills?)...

Jaden showed his support...

One of the coolest parts of the morning was that Matt and other employees were given the honor of running with them...

This little guy was given a ride in a firetruck with lights and sirens...and then given this gift by a very special Aussie fireman...

In the end the runners will have completed a cross country run...all in support of those who sacrifice their lives every. single. day. to ensure our safety. Amazing.

"The course of human history is not determined by what takes place in the skies...but rather by what takes place in our HEARTS."