Written within a few dayss of the tower attack, our own Lorcan Otway (Mudcat:InOBU) wrote this one done to Streets of Laredo but it also works to Ashoken Farewell. But as Larry says, "Everyone knows Streets and you don't have to round up Jay Ungar."

Remember They're With Us…
Lorcan Otway

Flashing lights and no sirens, all emergencies over
The motorcade passes, with the heroes who fell
And all on the streets stop, and in silence bear witness
Such sorrow and thanks, no mere words can tell

Who ever can forget the gray ash covered engines
coming back from the alarm like no other before
Such pain for survivors, to embrace all the families
Of comrades so loved, now on that distant shore

Chief Downey, Father Mike, First Deputy Feehan
Peter Ganci and many too many to tell
Your memories we'll honor we n'er will forget you
You brought hope to the horror when the two towers fell.

Remember Tim Stackpole, how he prayed in the wreckage
In that terrible fire that took two of his friends
So horribly injured he fought to recover
To return to his ladder and to die with his men

So now to acknowledge, just one of the many
Engine 33 ladder company 9
There's 10 empty spaces around their table
10 fallen brothers who fell on the line

Remember Ken Pfiefer, Mike Boyle and Keith Maynard
Jeff Walz, Brian Bilcher, Robert King, Dave Arce
Gerarde Baptiste, Robert Evens, John Tierney,
10 lost out of 40 from one company

And though we mourn them, they're still on the job
Though they have fallen, they're still standing tall
Their spirit will bolster their sisters and brothers
Their unseen presence will answer each call

So tell all your children to tell all their children
never pass a firehouse without a brief pause
And thank all the heroes who work on those engines
Each day they risk all in humanity's cause




Thanks Larry.....I still like it, a great job.

Spaw