National EMS Memorial Service Honoree

	Tom Palcic AIRHeart - Sacred Heart Health System Pensacola, FL

"We have lost three brave people, true heroes, who dedicated themselves to saving the lives of others," stated Sacred Heart Health System President and CEO Patrick Madden.

Tom Palcic, 63, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was killed in the line of duty on October 20, 2004. The helicopter was headed for DeFuniak Springs to fly a critically ill heart patient to Pensacola Hospital. The helicopter had turned around because of thunderstorms, crashing into the Choctawhatchee Bay.

Palcic worked for Metro Aviation Inc. of Shreveport, Louisiana, which flies for Sacred Heart. Palcic had flown helicopters for 27 years.

Honored 2008