Re: Kilminster, London Paramedic, Knighted

[Guest guest]

Very Interesting.

Larry wrote:

While I don't halfway understand orders, knighthood, or some of the other

heraldry that goes with the British Empire, I do recognize a heroic job, well

done, in dangerous circumstances.

A London Ambulance Service paramedic, Kilminster, who " braved appalling

conditions " to attend to the victims of the bombing at King's Cross and

Square, was awarded the MBE (Member of the British Empire). Others, including an

off-duty tube driver, who heard the blast AND STILL WENT DOWN into the Tube,

were similarily awarded.

There is an unofficial motto used by some in EMS and SAR - " This we do, that

others may live " . These people, emergency services personnel and citizens, were

great examples of the " everyday heros " that step up into the chaos and make me

proud to be a medic.

Salute to the 7/7 heroes By MATT BORN and GRAEME WILSON, Daily Mail 08:22am 31st

December 2005

The heroism and skill of those who faced the horrific aftermath of the London

bombings has been recognised in the New Years Honours.

Boyle, a 48-year-old Tube driver who helped rescue injured passengers, is

awarded the MBE. There are also awards for those who continued to care for the

injured as they battled for life following the suicide bomb attacks on July 7

which left 52 dead on three Tube trains and a bus. The honours list contains the

usual crop of showbusiness personalities - including Tom and Bruce Forsyth

- plus the England cricketers, who receive awards to mark their Ashes triumph

over Australia. There is also recognition for Lord Coe and the team which

secured the 2012 Olympics for London. But all this is overshadowed by the awards

to those who have been described as performing 'miracles' amid the carnage of

July 7. 'I was just doing my job' Yesterday, father-of-three Mr Boyle, from

South Ockendon, Essex, said he 'couldn't believe' the news that he - together

with more than a dozen transport workers and emergency service staff - had been

made MBEs. " I

was just doing my job, " he said. He was off duty but in uniform when he was

passing Aldgate tube station on the fateful morning. " I heard a loud bang and

immediately I knew it was a bomb, " he recalled. " I went into the station

supervisor's office and took an orange high-visibility vest from a young lady

working there. " She was in tears and very upset. I got her to call the emergency

services and get the track current turned off and then I headed down into the

tunnel. I saw bodies lying on the track. It was like a scene from a war film. "

Mr Boyle succeeded in leading the walking wounded away from the train and into

the station. " I was worried another device would go off. I think I managed to

clear virtually the entire train of about 500 people. " He then returned to the

train to reassure those who could not be moved that help was on its way. " It was

when I got to hospital and saw some of the injured people who I had helped that

it really hit me and I burst into

tears. " Among the other recipients are Boyce, the station supervisor at

Square Tube station, who " despite the danger ran into the tunnel and

provided first aid " , and Constable Deborah -Fenwick, of British Transport

Police, who tended the injured at the scene of the Tavistock Place bus blast.

Performed 'miracles' Kilminster, a London Ambulance Service paramedic

who braved appalling conditions to attend the bombed train between King's Cross

and Square, also gets an MBE. Others who are said to have performed

'miracles' amid the carnage of July 7 include:

Hendy, (CBE) managing director Surface Transport, Transport for London,

" who provided inspirational leadership to London's bus workers " .

Dent (CBE), chief executive South West London Strategic Health Authority,

who " led the team that coordinated the NHS's response " .

Roy Bishop (OBE), Deputy Commissioner, London Fire and Emergency Planning

Authority, who was " responsible for the response from the brigade's 112 fire

stations " .

Major Muriel McClenahan, (OBE) of the Salvation Army, who " co-ordinated

provision of support from faith and voluntary sectors " .

Dallas Ariotti (MBE), Director of Organisational Transformation, Guy's and St

's hospitals, who " instigated the mass casualty plan and set up the

command centre " .

Alan Dell, (MBE) network liaison manager, London Buses, who " led the London

Buses response " .

" The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but

because he loves what is behind him. " - GK Chesterton

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[Guest guest]

Very Interesting.

Larry wrote:

While I don't halfway understand orders, knighthood, or some of the other

heraldry that goes with the British Empire, I do recognize a heroic job, well

done, in dangerous circumstances.

A London Ambulance Service paramedic, Kilminster, who " braved appalling

conditions " to attend to the victims of the bombing at King's Cross and

Square, was awarded the MBE (Member of the British Empire). Others, including an

off-duty tube driver, who heard the blast AND STILL WENT DOWN into the Tube,

were similarily awarded.

There is an unofficial motto used by some in EMS and SAR - " This we do, that

others may live " . These people, emergency services personnel and citizens, were

great examples of the " everyday heros " that step up into the chaos and make me

proud to be a medic.

Salute to the 7/7 heroes By MATT BORN and GRAEME WILSON, Daily Mail 08:22am 31st

December 2005

The heroism and skill of those who faced the horrific aftermath of the London

bombings has been recognised in the New Years Honours.

Boyle, a 48-year-old Tube driver who helped rescue injured passengers, is

awarded the MBE. There are also awards for those who continued to care for the

injured as they battled for life following the suicide bomb attacks on July 7

which left 52 dead on three Tube trains and a bus. The honours list contains the

usual crop of showbusiness personalities - including Tom and Bruce Forsyth

- plus the England cricketers, who receive awards to mark their Ashes triumph

over Australia. There is also recognition for Lord Coe and the team which

secured the 2012 Olympics for London. But all this is overshadowed by the awards

to those who have been described as performing 'miracles' amid the carnage of

July 7. 'I was just doing my job' Yesterday, father-of-three Mr Boyle, from

South Ockendon, Essex, said he 'couldn't believe' the news that he - together

with more than a dozen transport workers and emergency service staff - had been

made MBEs. " I

was just doing my job, " he said. He was off duty but in uniform when he was

passing Aldgate tube station on the fateful morning. " I heard a loud bang and

immediately I knew it was a bomb, " he recalled. " I went into the station

supervisor's office and took an orange high-visibility vest from a young lady

working there. " She was in tears and very upset. I got her to call the emergency

services and get the track current turned off and then I headed down into the

tunnel. I saw bodies lying on the track. It was like a scene from a war film. "

Mr Boyle succeeded in leading the walking wounded away from the train and into

the station. " I was worried another device would go off. I think I managed to

clear virtually the entire train of about 500 people. " He then returned to the

train to reassure those who could not be moved that help was on its way. " It was

when I got to hospital and saw some of the injured people who I had helped that

it really hit me and I burst into

tears. " Among the other recipients are Boyce, the station supervisor at

Square Tube station, who " despite the danger ran into the tunnel and

provided first aid " , and Constable Deborah -Fenwick, of British Transport

Police, who tended the injured at the scene of the Tavistock Place bus blast.

Performed 'miracles' Kilminster, a London Ambulance Service paramedic

who braved appalling conditions to attend the bombed train between King's Cross

and Square, also gets an MBE. Others who are said to have performed

'miracles' amid the carnage of July 7 include:

Hendy, (CBE) managing director Surface Transport, Transport for London,

" who provided inspirational leadership to London's bus workers " .

Dent (CBE), chief executive South West London Strategic Health Authority,

who " led the team that coordinated the NHS's response " .

Roy Bishop (OBE), Deputy Commissioner, London Fire and Emergency Planning

Authority, who was " responsible for the response from the brigade's 112 fire

stations " .

Major Muriel McClenahan, (OBE) of the Salvation Army, who " co-ordinated

provision of support from faith and voluntary sectors " .

Dallas Ariotti (MBE), Director of Organisational Transformation, Guy's and St

's hospitals, who " instigated the mass casualty plan and set up the

command centre " .

Alan Dell, (MBE) network liaison manager, London Buses, who " led the London

Buses response " .

" The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but

because he loves what is behind him. " - GK Chesterton

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