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Having dealt with a lot of real firefighters, I know there are a lot of guys who, for lack of a better term, become addicted to the grief because it has kept them connected to these guys that they felt responsible for having lost.

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Denis Leary
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: August 18
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