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Firefighters Go Above, Beyond Call of Duty

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    FDNY helps marine rebuild life

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After a 24 hour shift -- -- 84 -- 34 in Washington Heights firefighter Ed Reyes deserved a break.

I told a cozy.

In my beard and -- you know.

Cut me some -- No need for slack from coach Bobby McGwire.

Reyes made it to the -- in Flatbush right on time.

He of the rest of the FDNY boxing team had to prepare for Saturday night matches at Madison Square Garden is not right.

Against the NYPD boxing team.

-- It is one -- No one -- -- -- That's firefighter James fifties coming out of the -- right now he just finished barring.

-- says 47 years old and he's never fought in a match before he'll make his debut Saturday at the guard.

Marine first lieutenant James -- will be there to watch it a little more than a year after his life changed for ever in Afghanistan.

I was walking -- sellers what are pitched ringing noise the response February -- or common ground.

-- to place Johnson.

Oh crap that and then an improvised explosive device ripped off both of by lose legs above his knees blew away parts of his fingers and left -- near death.

Now when he visits his parents at Huntington he struggles to get around.

That's why Saturday's fights at the garden are more than just fights for the FDNY boxing team.

Members are giving their time and donating the money they raised from ticket sales and proceeds to the nonprofit organization building homes for heroes so the -- I was home can be modified.

The goal is to build ramps install railings and expand the garage so -- can drive straight it notified Islamic.

A family again and help each other and we -- -- feel.

Kind of kinship with the members of the military.

And -- we get a great joy and gambling help.

Then went by I was ready for a home of his own building homes for heroes plans to build him one from the ground up.

For free at tangible stuff -- theory but you know the though emotional support psychological factors.

Knowing there there's the public out there there's strong support you.

That's amazing the blow that -- del -- knocked him down but he's back up fighting just like those now fighting for him.

Robert Moses fox five.

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