I have appreciated your recent articles concerning the plane crash in Boulevard Park many years ago. The first-hand reports of those who remember this tragedy were so informative.

My husband was one of the firemen (volunteer) called to the disaster site. He came home later, exhausted, his mind still filled with the devastating sights he observed. Those scenes played in his mind for many years. He often said that a few more seconds of flight would have brought that plane down on our own home.

In reading through the articles I do not recall seeing mention of the Fire District 11 men who risked their own lives to save others that awful night.

Thank you for your efforts to make sure we “Highliners” have a local newspaper.

Joyce Irish
Burien