he not only killed ulmschnieder but shot an injured another firefighter, and his own brother. ulmschnieder's mother spoke to the crowd about how much she misses her son, and how happy he was to work for prince george's county fire. >> i know john would be very proud of you and the job that you we all miss him. i do. his whole family does. just please, please remember at any safe >> he was the father to a little girl, she wasn't even a-year-old when her dad killed. he was described as a prankster, a funny guy, who wouldn't let anybody call him by his first name, john. he insisted on being called skill let, a nickname from growing up on the farm >> you has an overwhelming personality. you knew where he stood. it was just a jokester. he always called me pretty boy, made sure he knew he was a dirt under the fingernails kind of guy >> he wasn't just an employee, he was a real family member. it's going to take some time. how long, i don't know. >> the fire chief said some closure did come yesterday when ulmschnieder was sentenced. darryl lumpkin got four years in prison. because he

jacai colson and the surviving wife of firefighter medic john ulmschnieder. in all 64 men and women received honor at the ceremony. after more than 20 years of doing this job i'm so amazed by the heroism these men and women do when they go towards the danger and trouble and we recounted a lot of stories today, stories you don't are wired and primed to go after danger and get bad guys no matter the risk themselves. >> a lot of this stuff didn't even take place when they were on the job. many of them happened upon the situations when they were off. and to hear the details of all the things they did, i know i got choked up at several points reading the narratives. it's really amazing. we cannot thank them enough for their service, their valor, and in many cases sadly this year for the sacrifice many of them made. >> and on the same note i talked to the emergency service folks today who were in the tornado, same thing, he was off duty, he was at a barbecue for the sister's house and he got everybody safe and said i'm leaving and his father said where are you goin