Like so many of us, Lenwood Brown III was forever changed on September 11, 2001. For the last 6 years, he has chosen to remember the 343 firefighters who gave their lives that day by participating in the New Hampshire 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. After Lenny heard that this year’s climb was in danger of…
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From Brewmaster to Beer Judge – Scott Knows Beer
HBO’s resident brewmaster, ex-chief Scott Bryan, just upped the ante by becoming a beer judge! In true HBO form, we cracked open a few of his homebrews to celebrate, then sat down and grilled him about his latest venture. HBO: You’ve been homebrewing since Spring of 2014, what motivated you to take it to…
Brothers Helping Brothers
November 2016 we attended the Firehouse Expo in Nashville, Tennessee. While we were there, Ray Strong, a retired FDNY brother, approached our booth and we got to talking. He introduced us to the Axemen National President, which was founded in the Detroit metro area in March of 1998. The New York City Chapter started with…
Marines Push Back
It’s not every day we get to work with a marine, so when Lieutenant Colonel Ray Gerber Vice Commanding Officer, ordered 20 Halligan Bottle Openers with the inscription “REGION 2: WE PUSH BACK” we wanted to learn more about him and the men and women who were receiving them. HBO: Who is Region 2? RG: Region 2…