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APTOPIX Firefighter Funeral
Lt. Joseph Cuccia holds the helmet of Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Neal W. Smith as he and fellow firefighters lead a procession in front of the fire truck that was carrying Capt. Smith's casket on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, in Humble, Texas. More than 300 firefighters from the greater Houston area gathered to honor Smith and his family. Smith died in a Beaumont-area hospital Sept. 17 from complications of heat-related illness he suffered during a training exercise in Beaumont. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)






