A 9-11 Story You Haven't Heard Before

Elaine Duch & Paul Adams

12 years ago today my friend Paul Adams, (upper right) was working as an EMT in Manhattan, New York City.

The woman you see with the bandages on her face was the most seriously burned victim that had survived that horrific day.

Paul is now retired from the Fire Department and actually lives right here in Salisbury. Remember his face. The next time you see him, shake his hand, give him a hug and thank him for his heroic service.

I watched a video of what Paul had done that day and quite frankly it was amazing. I'll never forget the news station taking video of Paul pulling up to a local Hospital with a complete load of survivors in his Ambulance, Elaine was one of them. While the victims were climbing out of the Ambulance the cameraman turned towards the Twin Towers and then all of a sudden the building collapsed.

At that time Paul jumped back into the Ambulance and raced back down the street to the Twin Towers to help rescue even more people. He made several trips that day saving as many lives as possible. 

Elaine had a very special visitor for almost a year straight. Every Sunday Paul would go to the Hospital to visit her and watch her recovery process. When a Reporter asked Paul why he committed himself to keep coming back he simply said, we've both been through a lot and its kind of a therapy for me. 

Paul, well, he's a bit of a hamster but I sure am honored to call him my friend. Thank You Paul. So you know, Paul is from Scotland and came here as a child to become an American. They, (Americans) get no better than Mr. Paul Adams. We're lucky to have you.

This article was originally published here on 9-11-2013