Honoring EMS Personnel

People gathered in Frankfort Wednesday to honor those who gave their lives trying to save others.A bell rang out for every name said out loud, the names of the EMS Personnel throughout Kentucky who never made it home.“We have 31 individuals in the Commonwealth of Kentucky who died in the line of duty while performing emergency medical care,” said Dan Durham, the chair of the Kentucky EMS Memorial Foundation.Wednesday morning in Juniper Hills Park in Frankfort, those 31 workers were honored in a ceremony held by the EMS Memorial Foundation. After prayer and presentation of colors, white roses were handed out to family members of those who died.

Source: MG News

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