All posts tagged heroes
I really am trying to write about something else, but I can’t. It’s as if the story in my mind has not played out completely, has not come to an end, or drawn a satisfying conclusion. It would kind of be like walking out of a really good movie before it ends; or putting an engaging book down when there is only something less important to do…
read more“I’m from Oregon; born and bred, and I come with some family background in that fire fighting arena. Therefore I have a deep respect for these men and women who lay it on the line and risk it all each fire season. Out west, we hold them in high regard, and when we lose even one it hurts and grieves us because they are heroes in every sense of the word…”
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He lived on a small plot of land next door to my grandparents in the high plateau and semi-arid region of central Oregon, in a little pull-off of a town named Tumalo. There was one street and one little store. In the summer it was hot, dry, and dusty with volcanic and basaltic rock contributing to the ever present dust and dirt. In the winter it was cold, dry, and snowy. Sagebrush, Juniper, and Ponderosa pine trees dotted the landscape and contributed to a distinct smell of freshness that was entirely different from the smells of the rainy Willamette Valley of Oregon where I lived.
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Bruce Hedgepeth, MD