Dear Friends... This was sent to me, please pass it along.
This is from a 14 year old boy who lost his father on Sept. 11th. He's got a really great idea. Thanks!

I lost my Dad on September 11th;

he was Chief Edward Geraghty, Battalion 9, New York City Fire Department. He lost his life with many other heroes that day, victims of the terrorists.
Firefighters from all over have come to the aid and rescue of the tragedy in New York and Washington, D.C. Many firefighters have lost their lives to save someone else's; the truth of the matter is, they do this every single day. They truly are heroes. I know many people feel helpless, especially those who live far from NYC and D.C. We all want to do something, show our appreciation, our support. I think we can...

In honor of the bravery, courage and determination of American firefighters, there should be a day in our nation to celebrate and appreciate their hard-work and never-ending passion for saving lives. I think we should honor all those other heroes who still live today. I'm starting a petition for a National Firefighters Day. Will you help make every September 11th National Firefighters Day? Please join me!

Thank you.

Connor Geraghty (age 14)
Rockville Center, New York (I Love u, DAD!!)

PS When this list reaches 250 names, please send it back to me at ceg8587@aol.com. Please copy/paste this e-mail message body into a new e-mail, add the next number with your name, city, state and e-mail (if you want) and please pass it along.

From Truth or Fiction.com: [] The Truth:
This is a grass-roots email effort in petition form. When enough names are collected, it is supposed to be sent to an individual email address. The email address varies from version to version.

Conner Geraghty is real and did issue an appeal in support of National Firefighters Day. We confirmed that with a member of his family. His father was Chief Edward Geraghty, Battalion 9, New York City Fire Department. Although there have been National Firefighters Days proclaimed by the President in various individual years, there is apparently not an annual National Firefighter's Day.

Email petitions are notoriously unsuccessful, so it is not clear what this one may accomplish. But you never know.

If you think the National Firefighters Day is a good idea, it's probably best to write your representatives in congress.