In 1968, a white firefighter saved a black baby girl, touching the heart of a divided city. The two did not meet again. Until yesterday.

The Boston Globe takes on this historic CPR save and the reunion that was 40 years in the making with both prose and video.

In a time when we’re getting ready to honor Oregon heroes at our Breakfast of Champions, this is a great reminder that it’s always important to have the skills to save a life.