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Thomas Maggio: Air Force Veteran/Firefighter and His Family Need Our Help!

8pm Nov. 27th. I was exhausted. After not sleeping well for three days and no food that day, I fell asleep for a brief second, at 55MPH. I woke up to the sound of sirens. My truck looked odd. I looked down and saw an awful gory mess where my left knee used to be. I passed out. I woke up again to the sound of firefighters cutting me out of my truck. I know this sound because I am a firefighter. My left leg is still the same gory mess. No tourniquet yet. I try to move but I am pinned. I see my windshield is gone. My steering wheel is pressing against me. I call to the closest firefighter, “I need a tourniquet.” He says that they are working to get me out as fast as they can. I feel if I could just show them my badge they would listen to me. I am too pinned. I yell, “Look at my license plate,” over and over. Finally someone looks. It shows I’m a firefighter.

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