The Crimson Thread: A Family Legacy of Service
John M. Gill's badge This week's post is short. Not because I don't have anything to say, but I want it to be a poignant and reminiscent post to think about the lives of first responders, firefighters in particular, that have left too soon because of their unselfish dedication to saving others. © 2026 International Firefighters' Day May 4th is International Firefighters Day Wear a red and blue ribbon in remembrance; wearing and displaying blue and red ribbons pinned together, we can show our gratitude to firefighters everywhere, and the ribbons are linked to colors symbolic of the main elements firefighters work with – red for fire and blue for water. My paternal grandfather, he is one of those that left us far too soon. I never heard his voice, but I have his badge. And every time I look at it, I understand a little more about the man my father spoke of with such pride. That is the oral tradition that keeps the memories of past loved ones al...
