| Local 27 Member Loses Son In Iraq
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Sgt. Michael Washington was killed last week in Afghanistan with 3 other marines after thier vehicle was hit by the blast of a roadside bomb. Sgt. Washington is the son of IAFF Local 27 member Mike Washington and is a 3rd generation marine. Brother Washington was on duty on Engine 16 when 2 marines came to the fire station and delivered the news. Local 27 members rallied around Brother Washington and 75 of them met Sgt. Washington's body and escorted it to the funeral home. Other Locals were alerted to the arrival of Sgt. Washington and were stationed with apparatus at overpasses, saluting and honoring Sgt. Washington return and Brother Washington's sacrafice of his son. Information on the service can be seen at Local 27's web site at www.iaff27.org or you can call the office for more details.
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