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                                                                                                      New  York firefighters



                                                                                                      struggled  hour after hour                                                                        ^^September  11,  2001,  son,  Sergeant  Bradley  S.


                                                                                                     trying to recover victims in the                                                                 has been  named one of the  Crose, a member of the Rang­



                                                                                                      demolished World Trade Center
                                                                                                     towers.  The terrorist attack had  most  horrific  events  that  ers, was killed in Afghanistan




                                                                                                                                                                                                     Americans  have  had  close  with six other soldiers.  De­
                                                                                                      maimed America, but the



                                                                                                     strength of her citizens remained                                                               contact with.  Its effects  are  voted  to  the Lord,  Sergeant


                                                                                                     strong. One year later, the trag­
                                                                                                     edy is not forgotten, and the he­ still felt, one year later. Nu­ Crose was a witness lor Christ






                                                                                                     roes and victims of that day are                                                                 merous churches and organi­ to his fellow Rangers.  One


                                                                                                                                                                                                     zations  across  the  country  of his friends came to know
                                                                                                     remembered across the country.





                                                                                                     Speaking  about  his son’s                                                                      held  memorial  services  for  the Lord just eight hours be­



                                                                                                     death,  Mr.  Rick Crose em ­                                                                    the victims on  the anniver­                                                                     fore he gave his  life  for his


                                                                                                     phasized God's love and sover­



                                                                                                     eign hand in all that happened.                                                                 sary of the terrorist attack.                                                                   country.  Exemplifying  the


                                                                                                     Trusting  that “all things work to­                                                                                     A special  memorial  Ranger Creed:  “Never shall



                                                                                                     gether for good to them that love                                                               chapel  honored  those who  I  fail  my  comrades,”  Sgt.


                                                                                                     God,” (Romans 8:28), his pro­
                                                                                                     found faith through everything is  were killed in the attack.  Mr.  Crose’s testimony, as relayed





                                                                                                                                                                                                     Rick  Crose,  from  Orange  by his father, made for a very
                                                                                                     a wonderful testimony.  He has


                                                                                                     seen his son’s story live on                                                                    Park,  Florida,  spoke  to  the  moving  service  the  college


                                                                                                     through tracts that have been



                                                                                                     widely dispersed.                                                                               students  and  faculty.  His family will not soon forget.





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                                                                                                                                                                     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rick Crose                                                                     tears, he said that his “God was



                                                                                                                                                                     w ere  honored  guests at a                                                                     big enough to provide comfort.”


                                                                                                                                                                     special memorial service on                                                                     His strong faith proved to be a



                                                                                                                                                                     September 11.  As Mr. Crose re­                                                                wonderful witness to all who


                                                                                                                                                                     lated his son’s story through his                                                              were present.





                 Sgt. Bradley S. Crose
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