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 New 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
