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Three 'Hot Shot' Firefighters Had One Of The Most Moving Military Funerals We Have Ever Seen
Three 'Hot Shot' Firefighters Had One Of The Most Moving Military Funerals We Have Ever Seen
Geoffrey Ingersoll,Brian JonesJul 30, 2013, 20:25 IST
Cpl. Chelsea Flowers Anderson/USMCMembers of the Hot Shots wheel the casket bearing Lance Cpl. Travis Turbyfill into Heights Church for his funeral in Prescott, Ariz., July 10. Hotshots are an elite group of firefighters sent to fight the most dangerous wildfires. It was this and the camaraderie that drew many Marine veterans to the crew.On July 11, family, friends, and colleagues gathered to say their final goodbyes to three firefighters who were part of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died in Arizona wildfires .
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Those three recieved military honors because they weren't only firefighters, they were also U.S. Marines.
"Going in I knew that this was a big deal," said Marine Cpl. Chelsea Flowers Anderson, the military photographer who documented the honors. "I wanted to do these families and these men justice."
You can find Flowers' write-up on the funeral here, it's definitely worth a read.
