Sunday, February 14, 2016

Thank You for Your Service

My thanks to the men in women that work in our community with local law inforcement and the fire and rescue teams.

There was an accident yesterday.  I got a call to from one of these servants to come quick, they needed me to help calm down my wife, who was driving one of the cars involved in the accident.

Part of their job is to first determine who is injured, and how serious is it.  Next, they tend to the crash victim with the worst injuries.

My wife was an emotional wreck.  The EMT's asked her about her medical history.  They took her vital signs.  They examined her for any bodily injury she might have.  There were no signs of any external trama.  At their suggestion, out next stop was to be the local ER, just to be sure there were no internal injuries to be concerned about.

As we waited in the car, time and time again, officers and fire and rescue personnel approached  the driver side door, and reassured her that everything was going to be ok.  This was an accident, they said.  They handle lots of these on this stretch of Highway 25.  Even the Flowood Police Chief was there.  The injured was one of his officers.  Even he tried to reassure her that this was an accident and everything was going to be ok.

Once we were cleared, and given the ok to leave the scene, one of the Flowood Officers offered to transport her to my car.  I thanked him more than once.

Traffic was backed up because of the nature of the wreck.   The officers and medical personnel took their time to do things right.  Next time you come upon backed up traffic, please have the patience, and understanding that these events take time to assess and clean up.  You never know, it might involve someone you know or love.

Thankfully, everyone will eventually be ok, and will heal, both physically and emotionally.  The police chief was quoted as saying the officer's Guardian Angel was with him today.  It is my hope prayer that Guardian Angels are with these guys every day.

To these men and women, thank you for your service.

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