I am a career fire officer and paramedic with 30 years of experience. I have been with the San Francisco Fire Department for 13 years and I am currently an Assistant Deputy Chief in charge of our Airport Rescue Division at San Francisco International Airport. My wife and I have been married for 15 years, are both of Jewish decent and have two sons ages 10 and 12.
IT WAS 4:00 AM, THANKSGIVING MORNING.
MY PHONE VIBRATED ON THE NIGHT STAND AND THE TEXT READ 'WE’RE DEPLOYING TO ISRAEL-- LEAVING IN 6 HOURS. I LEANED OVER TO KISS MY FIANCÉE GOODBYE AND LEFT FOR THE LONG FLIGHT FROM LAX TO BEN GURION AIRPORT.
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