We’ve written extensively about Corey Comperatore, the Buffalo Township man who was killed while protecting his family at the July 13, 2024, rally for then-candidate President Donald Trump.

In the nearly 18 months since his death, Comperatore, a longtime firefighter with the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department, has been honored in ways big and small, including with a statue that originally was located at the South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg but has since started a symbolic journey around the county.

The statue, which depicts Comperatore’s turnout gear — the protective clothing, including a helmet and jacket, that firefighters wear — is going to spend time at nearly every volunteer fire department in Butler County.

Several have already hosted the statue. Its first stop

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