David Kruh
"THE FIRST ACT of bravery for a fighter," one Boston Fire Department veteran is fond of saying, "is when, as a recruit, you sign the papers to join." These days, when new recruits show up for their first day of training, they are taken to the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street. There, they are shown the brilliant black ... (Full article: 931 words)
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