These are the pictures I took while I was in New York for the St. Patrick's Day weekend. If you want to look at any of the pictures closer just click on the picture and look at it. The enlarged version is not as high quality but the picture of the twin towers is better closer up.
This is what will stand in the footprint of the
twin towers when all of the construction is completed. I'm sure there is all sorts of interesting stuff on the web about
this building and its construction if you are interested in searching for it.
A picture of the
Twin Towers from a plane. This must have been what the
terrorists saw right before they flew down and killed all those people.
A police officer's weapons recovered from the rubble.
A man looking at all of the posters of the missing. In the museum the wall was wallpapered with these which had been scanned after the cleanup began. The personal phone numbers etc. had been covered up to protect the privacy of those who lost loved ones.
A spoon and fork found in the rubble from one of the cafe's at ground zero
Following weeks of controversy over the removal of two pieces of steel left standing in the shape of a cross when the
World Trade Center collapsed, the
Port Authority announces that they will be permanently displayed at the site.
I was touched by this picture so I had to take a picture of it. Most don't think of this during a tragedy. Medical teams are running around trying to triage physical injuries but afterward during the clean up and the recovery of bodies no one is their to triage our spirit. We should have these everywhere everyday.
This was a piece of one of the planes which hit one of the WTC buildings. It was found among the rubble. People were stepping over items like this trying to escape on that day.
A picture of the Pentegon
A picture of one of the victims with a bag of money which was recovered from the rubble
A fireman's breathing tank exploded and was later recovered from the rubble
A Muslim woman at a memorial service crying
A picture of one of the people who was missing. This was among the posters which were up when people were looking for their relatives. I took a picture of it because it made me think of my dad.
Melted metal found in the rubble
It took me a while to figure this one out. I stared for a long time finally realizing it was melted coins from the pocket of one of the victims. Of course the victims fate was much the same and I can only assume he was never located as heat that hot must have turned them to ash.
This little
Port Authority Lamb survived the ordeal landing on top of some of the rubble. When he was found the rescuers wondered why the people who were there couldn't have had the same fate.
People hugging at one of the memorial sites
This is a chunk of metal and glass which melted together during the whole ordeal at the
World Trade Center. Looking at this gives you an idea of how hot it got. Knowing that makes it easier to understand the images seen of people jumping from the building to their deaths, and it helps to understand why not all the bodies were recovered as they must have been turned to ash.
This was in front of the firehouse which is right next to ground zero.
The red stripes have the names of all who were killed in the terrorist attacks on 9-11. The firemen there talk about it and tell everyone about how it is one of the ways that they can make sure we never forget them.
A
fireman salutes and cries at a memorial service. This picture was up at the memorial site and I took a picture of it.
This is a picture of a fireman's jacket and hat. The jacket was shredded when it was found which tells you what likely happened to the man wearing it. His helmet was found a significant distance from the jacket days later. The jacket and helmet are in a glass case in a museum in front of a huge picture of the rubble. I took the picture not knowing that it would look like someone standing there in the rubble looking down.
Firemen crying at a memorial service. This picture was at the memorial site and I took a picture of it.
This is the snowy construction site where the
World Trade Center once stood.
This is the site where the
World Trade Center once stood. The workers worked even in the snow to complete the work.
This is some of the stuff that was pulled from the rubble. It is in a glass case in the museum next to the site where the buildings fell. The money people pay to get into the museum goes toward the memorial.
This is a picture of a car that was pulled from the rubble. It is completely unable to be recognized.
I have no idea what this is but it was at the memorial in
New York so I took a picture of it
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