Japanese Fire Fighters tell families "We won't be coming home"

[ThreeWords]

For every "I have lost faith in humanity" thread, I shall have this as a counter.

These men are truly the finest of people.

 

[Taunta]

My throat hurts from trying not to cry. This is amazing stuff, and my faith in humanity is restored.

Godspeed, gentlemen.

 

[gphjr14]

Japan, they may the weirdest and most perverted stuff made there, but at least their honorable and also well-mannered from what I hear. Really says a lot about their culture.

Its hit and miss like most civilizations. My Japanese teacher said some are using the tragedy to start fake donation drives for personal gain, and the shortage of resources has caused long lines at gas stations that result in fights, and the supplies are being bought out for personal use not for donations.

I think its more because they're firemen and are dedicated to their job like the men and women who ran into the twin towers knowing it was very likely they'd die.

My heart continues to go out to the people of Japan.

 

[spartan231490]

Vive le risistance!

In all seriousness, these are brave men that deserve to be remembered, I just hope that humanity learns from this disaster(among others) and we stop playing around with nuclear power. If we are going to continue to use, and eventually even rely on nuclear power than we need to start thinking about how these power plants react to the unexpected, not just saying how they're safe as long as everything goes well. I'm not sure if it was Katrina or not, but i remember how that year there was a lot of concern that one of the hurricanes would cause a nuclear plant to melt-down. If we are going to rely on nuclear reactors in the future, we need to learn how to protect them from natural disasters, even the ones that are incredibly rare, or powerful.

Any way, my prayers go out to these men and their families, I just hope they're deaths aren't meaningless.

 

[Logarithmic Limbo]

They call it a suicide mission. Firefighters... PROVE THEM WRONG!

Quoted for whole wheat, 100% natural, freshly squeezed awesomeness. And a resounding FUCKING A!

 

[Wicky_42]

I would have thought they could have just turned on the taps and popped back occasionally to make sure it was doing ok. I guess that's not an option - these men are better men than I to be so self-less. Radiation is a shitty way to go - lets hope it's not in vain :/

 

[Chorionicstu]

For those of you that haven't heard:

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Fukushima-Nuclear-Plant-Workers-Are-Heroes-After-Risking-Own-Lives-To-Avert-Meltdown-In-Japan/Article/201103315954904?lpos=World_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15954904_Fukushima_Nuclear_Plant_Workers_Are_Heroes_After_Risking_Own_Lives_To_Avert_Meltdown_In_Japan_

A number of Japanese firefighters have essentially volunteered for a suicide corps to save Japan. These men have volunteered to stay at the reactor site to continually douse it with water to keep it cool and stable. The radiation levels are so high that these poor men are expected to start dropping dead within the next few weeks, despite any radiation suits. Some have started losing their hair already.

These men called their families today and told them that they loved them, and that this was their final goodbye to their wives and children.

My heart goes out to these brave, brave men. Men that are giving their lives in order to save Japan. I can only imagine the trauma and despair that the families are going through.

In short, this thread is a memorial to the brave souls that have volunteered to die to save their country and loved ones.

http://www.operatorchan.org/t/arch/src/t130708_manlytears.jpg

 

[ThreeWords]

Jesus Christ those men have Discipline. My "prayers" go out to them.

I like the way you invoke Jesus then put 'prayers' in inverted commas to show you are not an actual Christian.

"Even the man who has nothing can still give his life"

Hero:
-a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility;

Please don't let their sacrifices be in vain.

Well said. Even so, there sacrifices are worthy even if they fail, for they are giving all they can for the good of their country, and potentially the world.

I hope they make it back somehow

I sure as hell don't. If they survive, they'll almost certainly be damned to a slow painful death. They're better off dying relatively quickly.

I'm split. I wan them to die swiftly with the minimum pain, but also I want their sacrifice to do as much good for as long as possible. A longer death will lead to a greater effect, and give them a better chance of success.

 

[RyanKaufman]

Chernobyl was essentially the same thing. In order to do something, men had to lose their lives. I hope people actually remember the Japanese, so it's not another repeat of Chernobyl in which literally no one remembers the sacrifices made.

 

[ThreeWords]

They call it a suicide mission. Firefighters... PROVE THEM WRONG!

Quoted for whole wheat, 100% natural, freshly squeezed awesomeness. And a resounding FUCKING A!

Yes indeed.

If there's any justice in the world, they'll gain insane superpowers and return to put the rest of the world straight

 

[wooty]

Serious bravery from these men, I doubt I'd have the balls to go into the exclusion zone right now, never mind into the power plant itself.

Thats the Japanese for you though, even in the face of disaster and possible death, they always go about it with an air of dignity and honour.

 

[Goldeneye103X2]

Japan has once again proven to be not only corageous, but also still plenty loyal to it's own people.

Well done.

 

[00slash00]

recently glen beck and rush limbaugh have been making fun of the situation in japan, mocking the people there and saying they made god angry. if anyone associated with fox breathes a single negative remark about what these people are doing, they will pretty much be publicly announcing that they have no soul.

people like these firefighters...i didnt know people like that existed in the real world. its like something a hero in a movie would do and id be thinking "no one would ever do something like that in real life." well these people are! heroes in every sense of the word, and i hope their memory is honored for many years to come

 

[Duruznik]

That's... that's just amazing. I can't think of anything more noble then what these men are doing right now. They are the pure definition of "Heroes." I'm sure the families are as proud as they can be, as well as heartbroken.

 

[warprincenataku]

That is just amazing. I agree with the above guy how sob stories usually don't get me, but this just tugged at my heartstrings. Thanks for sharing this and really joshing up the start to my day.

 

[Natasha_LB]

This made me cry. I may have only been on this earth for 19 years, but this is the most incredible thing I have ever heard of, those men are heroes, and I hope they are remembered as such. I'm not usually a religious person, but I have prayed for these people, in the hope that if there is a higher power, then it will look after them. I hope that what they give is not in vein, and I hope their families will be okay.

 

[RollForInitiative]

If there's a God, well...God help those men. They're willing to give their lives to save their friends and family and the thought honestly breaks my heart. I can do little more than hope against all hope that they succeed and return alive. They should be celebrated as heroes, not mourned as them.

 

[Caligulove]

I would like to see most of these men return to their homes. I know I'm going to be disappointed.

Great moments of tragedy and peril bring out the best in some people when it comes to service over self.

 

[hurfdurp]

That's frightening and hurts my feelings. I don't follow the news at all, even when it's in everyone's face, but I actually prick up my ears when I hear anything about this event.