Forest Service chief, others honor fallen smokejumper

摘要

Fellow wildland firefighters, Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon (R) paidtribute during a weekend memorial for Tim Hart, a 36-year-old smokejumper from Cody, Wyo., who died followinga hard fall while fighting a New Mexico wildfire on May 24.Hart's flag-draped casket was carried by a Forest Service honor guard to the service on Saturday at Cody HighSchool's football field. Pipes and drums played "Amazing Grace" after tributes from Christiansen, Gordon andHart's supervisor, Mike Blinn, who described Hart as "fit, fast, gritty and funny."