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Month: September 2011
September 11 – Ten Years Later
September 11, 2001 is truly a day that has stuck with me over the years. As an eighteen year old college freshman, in the first month on my “own” – I watched the tragic events unfold on TV from my dorm room. My roommates were in just as much shock as I was – in just moments we watched the world change right before our eyes. The following day I helped in my own very small way and donated blood for the very first time. The feeling at The Red Cross was one of patriotism – everyone wanted to help our neighbors in New York.
In the following days we were all glued to the TV – watching updates, crying as you watch people desperately search for loved ones, and crying tears of joy as they pulled the last few survivors from the rubble. I have always had a love for photography and graphic design, but I honestly think watching those iconic images of the three firemen who raised the flag, the picture of a hero with a single tear down his face, or the picture of a child mourning their parent made me want to take pictures to capture moments in time. Someone once asked me in college – “Why do you take so many pictures?” my reply “Because I want to remember everything.”
God Bless America ; the rescuers, the soldiers, the victims, and the families. I haven’t forgotten you, and never will.
jen k design 