The Laredo Fire Department Pipes & Drums joined fellow South Texas fire service musicians last week to honor a retired Corpus Christi Fire Department captain whose death was recognized as a line-of-duty death.
The memorial ceremony took place Wednesday, Sept. 22, honoring retired Capt. Arnold “Buddy” Atkinson, who served the Corpus Christi Fire Department for 29 years.
According to the Corpus Christi Fire Department, Atkinson had been battling occupational cancer for several months before his death…