VIDEO: RI Firefighters Carry 96-Year-Old Female Army Veteran Down Lincoln Memorial Steps

VIDEO: RI Firefighters Carry 96-Year-Old Female Army Veteran Down Lincoln Memorial Steps

It was already a special day as 44 female military veterans traveled to Washington, D.C. for an Honor Flight from T.F. Green Airport, but when the elevator broke at the Lincoln Memorial, the day turned amazing.

Rhode Island firefighters -- and a member of the board of directors of the Honor Flight --  jumped into action and made sure a 96-year-old veteran could navigate the Lincoln Memorial.

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The Rhode Islander who received the special treatment was Madeline Gray, a U.S. Army Veteran.

About the Video

Jonathan Pasuca with the Coventry Fire Department posted the video -- and provided who was in it, to GoLocalProv.com.

Pascua originally posted the following to Facebook, with the video. 

There is only one acceptable outcome here... we are firemen ... and we carry..

Elevator broke at the Lincoln memorial... so we made sure we got this young lady back down, the way we know how. #Honorflight

Pascua provided the following information as to who was in the video:

Front right: Lieutenant Jonathan Pascua Coventry Fire

Front left: Ret Chief Richard Susi - Cumberland Fire

Right rear: David Gelsomino - Honor flight board of directors 

Left rear: Cumberland Fire Chief Kenneth Finlay 

Video credit: Holly Susi