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to the same candidate's father, Henry,
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a firefighter who I served with
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and who selflessly gave his life in the line of duty.
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This father and son,
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they attended the academy many years apart,
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but, somehow, they shared the same capacity for exceptional heroism.
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Truth is...
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every soul who knocks on those academy doors asking to serve,
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they're already heroes.
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Because they were born that way.
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When we are gone,
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they will be the ones left holding the torch,