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Fallen firefighters remembered as officials look to 'turn corner' on Station blaze

latimes.com
Sep. 4, 2009
Firefighters at the Station fire command center began their day today remembering Ted Hall and Arnie Quinones, Los Angeles County firefighters who died Aug. 30 trying to protect about 60 people as flames advanced near Mt. Gleason.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch