Ohio Voters Put Firefighters Out of Work Including Wounded Veteran

Layoffs At Franklin Township Fire Department Include Decorated Iraq War Veteran
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Kevin Landers
November 6, 2014

Voters overwhelmingly rejected a Franklin Township fire levy.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Paul Shambaugh grew up on the west side Columbus and when he returned home from serving two tours in Iraq, he says he wanted to help the people he grew up with.

His dream died, when the fire levy failed Tuesday night.

The former Marine infantryman calls the whole situation frustrating. “Here I am, come beginning January, probably laid off tell my wife we may not have health benefits, not getting paid.”

He says watching his injured fellow Marines on the battlefield and feeling helpless are reasons why he wanted to be a medic in his hometown. “There was nothing more than I wanted to do was to help people here," Shambaugh explains.
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