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NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Radoslaw Krol once did combat patrols in Afghanistan. Now, he will be serving residents of Hudson County as a firefighter.
Krol was one of 10 new firefighters sworn in by the North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue, all of whom are veterans of the armed forces. About 100 people attended the ceremony, which took place earlier today at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen. Those who spoke at the event, including the North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco, Guttenberg Mayor Gerald R. Drasheff, and West New York Felix Roque, highlighted the fact that the fire department’s hiring of those who have already served the country abroad.
Krol joined the Marines in 2002 and served four years and three months. Krol grew up in Clifton and decided to join the military right after high-school. “I chose to travel around the world with the military,” he said. Aside from Afghanistan, he served in Iraq, Japan, and the Philippines. But becoming a firefighter was always a dream of his, and Krol considers the responsibilities to be similar for both jobs.
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