On this day 31 years ago my father, George S. Rice, a New York City firefighter, was killed on the line of duty. My wife Teresa of the blog
Teresamerica already dedicated a first rate post to him on the Fourth of July. I would rather link this one to hers than post a second rate dedication on the actual anniversary of his death, so I have embedded
a hyperlink to that post on her blog in the text of this post.