The following shots are from a 911 Memorial at the Kensico Plaza in White Plains, NY. It is dedicated to the people from Westchester Cty, NY who lost their lives on that day:
Christopher was from Rye. I didn't know him, as he was born the year I graduated from Rye High School. He was on American Airlines Flight 11.
I met Ward on 9/8, just three days before the towers were hit. I was introduced by a mutual friend at a Rye High School football game. As we chatted and got to know each other a bit, he told me that he had just started a new job with a company located high up in one of the towers. He said that he was terrified of heights. When the news of the crash was reported, he was the first person I thought of.
I did not not know this person, but the epitaph, "-more than just a name", seemed to grab me by the throat. so to Joseph, I dedicate this post.
This final picture is of the memorial itself. It's called "The Rising" and was designed to resemble the piece of the building (South tower, I believe) that remained after it came down:
It's impossible to stand in front of this memorial and not be moved to one's very core.
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