Remember Public Servants
Every day across our nation public servants die in the line of duty. To the average Joe it is just another story on the news, but to those of us who are Police Officers, Sheriff Deputies, Highway Patrol Troopers, Corrections Officers, Fire Fighters, EMTs and Paramedics it is the lose of a family member.
Public servant families have grown accustomed to an empty place setting at the holiday table because the shift was too short staffed and their public servant had to work. They have grown accustomed to their public servant jumping up from the holiday table to respond to a call for help. But what they will never grow accustomed to is waiting for their public servant to return home safely all the while praying there will not be that phone call or that knock at the door. They can not grow accustomed to it but will accept it because they are either the spouse, child, parent or close friend of a person who chooses to serve and protect the public sometimes at the cost of their own life.
After over twenty years as Volunteer Fire Fighter and now in my eight year as a Corrections Officer I have lost many public servant family members. Please join me in 2012 keeping all public servants and their family members in your thoughts and prayers.
Richard Meuth, Fire Chief
Woodville Volunteer Fire Department