[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 136 (Tuesday, September 30, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1916]
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           TRIBUTE TO THE FIREFIGHTERS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 30, 2003

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, on September 11, 2003 communities all across 
America held observances to remember those who fell in the events two 
years before. In my own hometown of Toledo, part of our observance 
included a reading of the names of those who died on that fateful day, 
and inspirational readings and poems. I would like to quote one of 
these poems for the record. It is a special tribute to firefighters, 
written by Toledoan Ernest Fodor and entitled ``Just Because You 
Call.''

     There is a well-known fact in heaven
     All the firefighters tell
     When they put out their last fire on earth
     They did their job so well
     Some how they had the strength
     To do what they could do
     Sometimes they even gave their life
     For the likes of me and you
     But now that they're in heaven
     If they hear a fire call
     They would try so hard to come back
     And bravely save us all
     There are so many people
     With lives that are much brighter
     Just because a call was answered
     By a firefighter

  Thank you Ernest Fodor for remembering, and for your inspired words.

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