So little side bar from the great game tonight on the KCFD pregame...
...Seeing the FD guys/ladies coming on the field in pregame and the standing ovation for them was pretty moving....and then to see the two groups of people behind them slowly walk out and at first not understanding who they were until they were announced as the two hero's families. Wow.
As a kid of an inner city cop, I quickly put myself in their shoes and the emotions of how many times I was scared for my dad when he went out for his patrols...and I was lucky, my dad almost always came home on time except for one call where we were rushed full lights and sirens to the hospital due to an "incident" where they thought my dad wouldn't make it...so to see them standing there knowing the daily stresses and then them getting the real "that call" just ~24 hours ago. It was heart wrenching and admired them for being such a strong family.
Then the national anthem starts and I see the Leggio & Mesh families on the big screen with kids faces buried....I lost it guys.
Hope they felt the love and support tonight if they could feel anything other than sorrow.
Go Royals!
