LFD honors people making a difference in the community at Slugger Field

TONIGHT’S CEREMONY. THE LOUISVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HONORING SOME OF THEIR OWN TONIGHT. THE DEPARTMENT HELD THEIR 36TH ANNUAL AWARDS AND RETIREMENT BANQUET AT SLUGGER FIELD. THE EVENT RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES DIVISION, PERSONNEL AND CITIZENS FOR EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY. AND ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE BEING HONORED, CAPTAIN GREGORY WEATHERS. HE RECEIVED A UNIT CITATION AND A BLUE COURT AWARD TONIGHT FOR RESCUING A YOUNG WOMAN FROM A HOUSE FIRE. I DON’T EXPECT TO BE HERE. I JUST TO GO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY AND GO TO THE FIREHOUSE AND JUST DO MY JOB AND IF WE GET AN AWARD, WE GET AN AWARD. NOT SOMETHING WE EXPECT. WE JUST TAKE WHAT THEY GIVE US AND CONTINUE TO DO OUR JOB. AND CONTINUE TO BE BRAVE. AND THEY CERTAINLY ARE BRAVE. 30 MEMBERS IN THE DEPARTMENT WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE AT TONIGHT’S BA