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Summary: the running man
Review: Tom von essen was the only member of the Fire Dept to run away from the disaster of 9/11. He is seen on national TV with his cerimonial turnout coat and helmet. three days later he is seen , with the President in a battered helmet and coat showing burn marks of a real firefighting veteran.
This book ,like that vision is filled with half truths and lies from a man who has no shame.
A man who has always capitalized on the working heros of the FDNY and tried to run a Department when he addmits that he couldn,t pass the fire Lt. test. We question what happened to all the unfavorable reviews sent to amazon.com
Rating: 
Summary: a view from far away
Review: Viewed from the other side of the country, STRONG OF HEART by Commissioner Thomas Von Essen is an engaging insight into the life & times of the FDNY & the cataclysm of 9/11.For those of us outside the furor which apparently is raging over Von Essen's memoirs, STRONG OF HEART is a worthy read of one man's memories rich with inside details of the way it was at Ground Zero from someone in the thick of it. From helicopter rides to the hundreds of wakes; from telling hundreds of bereaved families; from making errors in identification; from rubbing shoulders with rescuers, presidents, mayors & journalists, from one of the few survivors whose life work has been transformed by that dreadful day. Complete with some profound photos. RebeccasReads recommends it highly.
Rating:
Summary: a view from far away
Review: Viewed from the other side of the country, STRONG OF HEART by Commissioner Thomas Von Essen is an engaging insight into the life & times of the FDNY & the cataclysm of 9/11. For those of us outside the furor which apparently is raging over Von Essen's memoirs, STRONG OF HEART is a worthy read of one man's memories rich with inside details of the way it was at Ground Zero from someone in the thick of it. From helicopter rides to the hundreds of wakes; from telling hundreds of bereaved families; from making errors in identification; from rubbing shoulders with rescuers, presidents, mayors & journalists, from one of the few survivors whose life work has been transformed by that dreadful day. Complete with some profound photos. RebeccasReads recommends it highly.
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