These
photographs were taken in August 2001,
a few short weeks before September 11. It is the only
time we had ever met Firefighter Vincent Princiotta.
He spent
a generous half hour showing my son Henry around the
firehouse. When I was ready to leave, Vinny said we
couldn't go just yet, because he still hadn't shown
him the hose.
When
we were finally able to tear ourselves away, he gave
Henry a coloring book.
Here's a link to an essay I wrote about our brief, but inspired meeting.
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