This brought tears to my eyes....... S

----- > In Memory of September 11, 2001: ALL HEROES ARE NOT PEOPLE

James Crane worked on the 101st floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center. He is blind so he has a golden retriever named Daisy. On September 11th, after the plane hit 20 stories below, James knew that he was doomed, so he let Daisy go, out of an act of love. With tears in her eyes she darted away into the darkened hallway. Choking on the smoke and fumes from the jet fuel, James was just waiting to die. About 30 minutes later, Daisy comes back into the room along with James's boss. Daisy leads James and his boss and about 300 other people out of the doomed building. But she wasn't through yet. She knew there were others that were trapped. Against James's wishes, Daisy runs back into the burning tower. On this run, she leads out 392 more people. Again, Daisy runs back into the building. This time, however, the building collapses. James hears this news and he falls to his knees in tears. A fireman appears, and in his arms is an injured, but still alive, Daisy. "She led us right to 273 trapped people just before she got injured", the fireman reported. Daisy suffered acute smoke inhalation, severe burns on all four paws, and a broken leg, but she saved the lives of 967 people. Mayor Guiliani awarded Daisy the Canine Medal of Honor of New York. Daisy is the very first civilian canine to win this honor.

-- Anonymous, September 06, 2002