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A couple of weeks ago, this column concerned the alleged heroes who have been created as a result of the Iran/Contra scandal. I offered my opinion that men who acted as they did hardly qualify for hero status. Prison denim, perhaps, but no medals of honor.
I still feel that way, but I do have some ideas for nominations to the honor roll of heroes. Let’s start with the members of the volunteer fire and rescue companies in Rappahannock — and for that matter, let’s include all those outside the county as well.
In the time I’ve been with the Rappahannock News, it’s been my good fortune to work closely with the members of the county’s seven companies. Sometimes, it’s been in situations as banal as writing a press release publicizing an upcoming carnival or dance. Other times, it’s been in the midst of grim, grisly situations, when lives and/or property hung in the balance.
Though the two situations would seem to have little in common, there are threads which connect them.
The first is the selflessness and sacrifice which these volunteers bring to their jobs. They are members of the department in their spare time, and whether the time is spent addressing fundraising envelopes or trying desperately to
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