40 years' worth of thanks

[Hatuey]

40 years' worth of thanks - The Boston Globe

A window broke, light filled the room, and he saw her lying in her crib, dressed only in a diaper, unconscious. Soot covered her tiny nose. She wasn't breathing and had no pulse.

He grabbed her and breathed life into her as he ran from the apartment.

A newspaper photograph captured their image - a white firefighter from South Boston with his lips pressed to the mouth of a black baby from the Roxbury public housing development - at a time when riots sparked by racial tensions were burning down American cities.

I usually hate tear jerk stories but this caught my interest because it was captured in what is now a pretty famous photograph.

 

[DeeJayH]

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[DeeJayH]

guess not .

 

[Middleground]

What a great story. Does the soul good to read good things for a change.

 

[Thorgasm]

A great and timeless story.