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FROM PATCHES NEARBY: Local Firefighter Shares His Journey To New York

Gig Harbor firefighter Josh Bissenas writes about his trek to New York to receive one of the World Trade Center artifacts and what the trip meant for him. West Pierce Fire & Rescue is expected to get its own in September.

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Back in May, Lt. Kent Cooper, Rob McCoy, Ryan Watson and Josh Bissenas of Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One traveled 2,800 miles to New York City.

Now you get to hear from one of the guys from the journey as Firefighternation.com recently published an article by Bissenas.

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To find out what the trip meant for him and the others, click here.

If you haven't had a chance to view the steel piece yet, .

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West Pierce Fire & Rescue says it will be picking up its own piece of the World Trade Center next month.


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