VIDEO: On Tuesday, ambulances lined up in Wichita as part of the National EMS Memorial Service Moving Honors Procession. The annual tribute recognizes the sacrifices made by EMS first responders across the country who died in the line of duty. There were 29 who died last year, including Adam Tebben, a travel nurse from Winfield. The Air Evac flight he was on went down in Oklahoma.
The ambulances left from Murdock and traveled on Main Street, turning west on Douglas to head to Exploration Place for a ceremony. Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, a keynote speaker, paid tribute to the sacrifices made by first responders.
“What is real heroism? For me, it’s that ordinary man or woman that has extraordinary courage that makes the choice to go into the crisis or into the disaster to help somebody they don’t even know,” he said. Masterson added that he has a special appreciation for first responders after they helped his daughter in a diabetic coma.
