[right-sidedNYer]

Anyone else see the interview with the retired fire fighter President Bush was on that mound with? I've been flipping through so many channels - I cannot remember which one it was on. I wasn't sure who he was -- an unfamiliar face to me - but I found out during that little interview. Retired NYC fire fighter there to help out. Paraphrasing here -- He happened to be up on that pile when what he now knows was a secret service agent came and asked him if it was clean. He told him "yes." The agent said "okay...someone (the man did not know who that someone was) will be coming up there. Just help him up and then get down immediately." The gentleman said he could not believe his eyes when he saw the President. He helped him up on the mound and then started to go down when President Bush said to him "where are you going?" He answered "I was told to get down." President Bush told him to get back there - and next thing he knew - he's standing on the mound with the President's arm around him. A real man. A real human being. No photo op. He didn't want the man to be "oogling" over him -- the President wanted to be near him - near a real hero - recognizing them and appreciating them.

[ohioWfan]

OH, what a GREAT story!!

I'm never going to cease to be amazed by this man!!
He won NYC over in a few hours just because he is so very real, and he really cares!

[Toidylop]

Yeah. Saw the same thing on PMSNBC. Very touching... indeed.

[MJY1288]

MSNBC has the story on the NY fireman with dubya now

[daisyscarlett]

I did not see that interview with the retired firefighter. Wish I had...I loved him the moment I saw him on t.v. and in subsequent pictures. He just looked so proud of W and so happy to be with him. And he also typifies America, hardworking, weathered looking in his bluejeans, probably not Levi's. Thanks for sharing - now we know "the rest of the story".