Today’s Post by Joe Farace
“I will never forget seeing what hate can destroy… I will never forget seeing what love can heal…”–
In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 to memorialize all the people who lost their lives in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Virginia as well as those people who perished when the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania. A bill to make September 11 a national day of mourning was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on October 25, 2001 by Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY) with 22 co-sponsors. The result was the resolution to proclaim September 11, 2002, as the first Patriot Day.
“Miles Above the World Trade Center”
In my Web Profiles column that appeared in the March 2003 issue of the former print edition of Shutterbug magazine, I wrote the following about Brian Dorsey’s photography that featured this image of his son, Miles, that is shown below:
“The photograph of his baby that Dorsey titled “Miles Above the World Trade Center” was made on September 4, 2001 and projects an image of hope and optimism that goes far beyond the kind of images we have been bombarded with since September 11th.”
And so today on this day of remembrance, I leave you with Brian Dorsey’s vision of hope.