Daisy

[Stormy]

 
 
 

 

 

dn't hear any tribute given to this wonderful creature when the credits were given out during the TV launching of the 911 museum in New York .

 

 

Didn't know this :

 

James Crane worked on the 101st floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center ..

He is blind so he has a golden retriever named Daisy .

After the plane hit 20 stories below, James knew that he was doomed, so he let

Daisy go , out of an act of love . 

She darted away into the darkened hallway .

Choking on the fumes of the jet fuel and the smoke James was just waiting to die.

About 30 minutes later, Daisy comes back along with James’ boss , who Daisy just happened to pick up on floor 112 .

On her first run of the building, she leads James, James’ boss, and about 300 more people out of the doomed building . 

But she wasn’t through yet , she knew there were others who were trapped .

So, highly against James’ wishes she ran back in the building .

On her second run, she saved 392 lives. Again she went back in .

During this run , the building collapses . 

James hears about this and falls on his knees into tears .

Against all known odds , Daisy makes it out alive , but this time she is carried by a firefighter . 

“ She led us right to the people , before she got injured ” the fireman explained .

Her final run saved another 273 lives .

She suffered acute smoke inhalation , severe burns on all four paws , and a broken leg , but she saved 967 lives ..

Daisy is the first civilian Canine to win the Medal of Honour of New York City ..

 

 

 

 

[Blondie]

That's a great dog.  My brother had a blonde lab who just died today, the family is sad, I hope he gets a new puppy soon to love as much as Jack.

[Koach]

That's a terrific story, Stormy. Thanks for posting it