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    ANOTHER WAR YEARS VET PASSES.

    "...Before leaving for the Army, Andrew had already achieved an extraordinary milestone, winning the National Championship in 1950 with CCNY. Upon returning home from his service, he continued his basketball career at St. John’s University, where he proudly played for the Men’s Basketball Team...
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    9/1/26 Queens 2nd Alarm Box 2136

    Jim Byrne's Wee Pub on 95 Ave & 93 St closed. :cry:
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    8/28/26 Brooklyn 10-75 Box 32

    That's good. Trucks are only useful 100-75 feet in front of the fire building. An engine could be a block away and still do it's job.
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    FDNY Engine 268/Ladder 137

    Demo of the old Ram’s Horn diner is complete. Foundation prep under way.
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    7/4/26 Brooklyn All Hands Box 2050

    Replace 175 with 143
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    PA State Trooper 07/01/26

    Brockton by way of Haiti. Here without legal status, issued a CDL by Commonwealth of Mass.
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    Scott Paks return to the wire frame

    PS- Scott is out of the running to get the next FDNY contract.
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    7/1/26 Queens 10-75 Box 2139

    Fire in a rear detached garage.
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    6/22/26 Queens 3rd Alarm Box 5041

    Gypsum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsum
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    6/17/26 Bronx All Hands Box 3112

    Brush was actually in a little known strip of park land. It follows the long decommissioned Croton Aqueduct. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct_Walk
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    6/17/26 Queens 2nd Alarm Box 2069

    B 39 normally 1st due. B 51 was nearby off another run and arrived 1st, operated as I/C.
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    Engine 237 10-13

    Correct. These sanctioned & facilitated outdoor gatherings are a new thing. The purpose for doing it? Clearly it’s to cause mayhem. Sounds crazy, yes. But there is no other explanation. The purpose of a system is what it actually does.
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    Civil Disturbances: Northern Ireland 9th June

    You managed to completely avoid mentioning why the native people are literally up in arms.
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