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It was May 4th. Seems kind of weird that we have Memorial Day and Veteran's Day (and probably a number of other holidays we celebrate chiefly with car sales, but which technically commemorate military service), but I had to look up the day for the guys who go into burning buildings to drag our asses out. And it's only been around since 1999. Probably police have a day too--they should--but our most common interactions with them involve speeding tickets so it's a bit of a forlorn hope trying to get it celebrated.
Anyway, here's to firefighters. Thanks for nearly getting yourselves killed all the time, and sorry that we pay way more attention to the military.