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A boy looks at a toy train he received during an annual gift-giving event organized by firefighters in Ciudad Juarez on Dec. 24, 2011. The firefighters from Ciudad Juarez collect donated toys throughout the year for Christmas and hand them out to poor children on Christmas Eve.
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for the rest of his life he will remember that toy train,I remember as a boy getting the fighting lady battleship toy,great to see children smile.
Wonderful to see some wonder and happiness in this world..God Bless the Fire Fighters..I am a Fire Fighter as well. I hope the little boy keeps the train thru out his life. God Bless all of the children and innocents of this world.
This just makes my heart fill with joy. I live in El Paso, Texas, and often wonder how the children of Juarez are coping. Many of them have lost family members due to the awful violence and drug war that is taking place. I call it the holocaust right next door. This child's face says it all. He is filled with so much gratitude and his Christmas has just gotten so much better. These young children have probably experienced more pain and suffering at their young age than we endure in our entire lifetimes. I think people forget that Juarez is made up of many, many innocent children who had nothing to do with what part of the world they were born, yet they suffer every, single day. My heart is with them, and I hope that they have peace in their hearts, even if it's just for this holy day.