A hero and our future.THE death of a police officer as he saved others is tragic, a grim reminder that the emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' put their own lives on the line to protect us. PC Bill Barker was, as the Prime Minister said in a personal tribute, a "very brave man" and we must honour his ultimate sacrifice. A medal cannot bring back a husband for a widow, or a father for four children, but words must be backed by an official deed to commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the heroism Heroism See also Bravery. Achilles Greek hero without whom Troy could not have been taken. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] Aeneas Trojan hero; legendary founder of Roman race. [Rom. Lit. of a drowned officer. The rain and storms have caused enormous damage and many will endure disruption and bear a financial burden for years to come. But householders flooded out of homes acknowledge they can clean rooms, buy new furniture. Government can replace bridges. Heroic PC Barker is gone forever. No single bout of weather can be blamed on climate change but scientists are amassing evidence we're altering the world for the worse. Cumbria is also a timely reminder of why the world next month in Copenhagen needs to strike a deal on curbing environment-destroying greenhouse gases. |
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