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In Memory of
Jetta |
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Tribute to a Friend |
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Who Am I? |
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My career began at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
From there I moved to St. Louis to my new home. I
began my training with my new handler and started my new job
with the Spanish Lake Fire Department. I have my own
union card from the International Association of
Firefighters Local 2665 I'm loyal, trustworthy,
dependable and give unconditional love. I have touched
the hearts of over 25,000 people at
public demonstrations and I have stood shoulder |
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to shoulder
with fellow firefighters and police officers at memorials.
I have been to hospitals and licked the faces of terminally
ill children and brought smiles to the faces of elderly
people in nursing homes. I'm also the mascot for the
Missouri Children's Burn Camp. |
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I have marched in parades,
been to D.A.R.E. camps and many other functions for the
department. I have taught in High Schools, Colleges,
Police and Fire Academies and the FBI. I can rappel
from a 5 story training tower, fly in a helicopter, and jump
from a rescue boat. My job is to find you whether you
are alive or have perished. I have been talked about,
laughed at and criticized for what I do. I don't know
anything about politics, department rules or disciplinary
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I have found a 6 year old
girl, a 7 year old girl, two 14 year old boys, and an
elderly Alzheimer's patient who walked away from his nursing
home. I have assisted in two 1st degree murder
convictions, and one 2nd degree murder conviction.
Because of me our state now has laws to protect others just
like me. I have received the Firefighter of the Year
Award. I'm the only employee of my kind who has
received an Outstanding Service Award from the Director of
the FBI, Louis Freeh. I have assisted in finding 15
drowning victims, several suicide victims and so on...
I have looked for the remains of our Governor on a
mountainside, and was called to duty to go to New York to
look for our fellow brothers and sisters. |
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To Those of you I have
helped, I bring closure, comfort and relief. I'm proud
of the job I've done and live for it. I have done my
duty and others like me will carry on the tradition. |
For those I have met along
the way of my career I want to thank you for your support
For the non-believers, you now believe in what I
do. |
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Who Am I?
Jetta
Search and Rescue Canine
Spanish Lake Fire Protection District
Missouri Region "C" Technical Rescue Team Canine Division
Free Dog 3/27/02 |
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