In Unity, September 11th

In Unity, September 11th

When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work.

Chief Edward F. Crocker, FDNY, 1908

Jay Jonas, FDNY Battalion Chief:  "I try to put it in historical perspective for people: Prior to September 11th, the New York City Fire Department in 136 years of existence lost 752 firemen in the line of duty. During six years of bombing in World War II, the London Fire Brigade lost about 400 people. Prior to September 11th, the largest life-loss the New York City Fire Department experienced was 12 in one incident and that was in 1966. On September 11th, we lost 343 people in 28 minutes." Excerpt: “The Entombed Man’s Tale,” From A Day in September: In Their Own Voices

Synthia Saint James

2002

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Link: In Unity 

Source: The Entombed Man's Tale. (n.d.). A Day in September. Retrieved October 5, 2012, from http://bit.ly/SCaP8s

A Day in September

Synthia Saint James

Medium: Lithograph.

English

Artwork

9/11, FDNY, Fire, Fire Department, New York, NYC, September 11, United States

New York City