"These guys were role models, they
were heroes in the sky. We will never, never forget
them."
Source: Sheriff Lou Blanas, quoted by the
Sacramento Bee, in a eulogy for 36-year old Deputy Joseph
Kievernagel and his partner, 29-year old Deputy Kevin Blount,
killed in the crash of their Eurocopter EC-120 that reportedly
suffered a catastrophic engine failure July 13th.