On September 11, 2001-- life as we once knew
it suddenly ended. In the chaos and rubble where the World
Trade Center once stood, Record photographer Thomas E. Franklin
captured an unforgettable image of hope--"Three firemen
raising the American Flag".
Standing defiantly against the gray and white
landscape of devastation, these dust covered men and the vivid
red, white and blue Old Glory instantly became a symbol of
American patriotism. Franklin's photo of these three heroic
rescuers--Brooklyn-based firefighters Dan McWilliams of Long
Island, George Johnson of Rockaway Beach (both from Ladder
157), and Billy Eisengrein of Staten Island (Rescue 2)--also
became a global message that life, and America, would go on.
Las
Vegas Artist Randy Soard has created a
Photo-Mosaic Tribute comprised of more than 500 individual
portraits of the fallen ew York City Emergency Services, Security
Personnel and Civilian Heroes lost on September 11th. The
artwork is titled "Faces
of the Brave".
The purpose of this Tribute Artwork is to "Honor
Those Who Protect Us" and to keep alive the memory of
"The Best of Humanity".
Link to Artist: Randy Soard's website. http://www.bravefaces.com
