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The Eagle Soars. This photo was taken with a digital camera at the Solvay 911 Memorial on 9/11/02. Flag draped between 2 fire engines blowing in the wind, it took a life of its own,and I was fortunate enough to capture this incredible image.

me and my cousin in liberty island april 2001

on the ferry to state island August 1991

over looking Brooklin on the top of the world

This is the rest of the series of photos taken after a plane struck the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

the return from liberty island after a good morning spend at statue of liberty August 92

I took this picture when I was in fourth grade. We were on a field trip to Ellis Island and I was in love with New York city. Now the original photograph is framed on my desk. Please don't steal my picture! and God Bless America

From a slightly different angle

Photo taken from Ellis Island July 1997.
© KGThienemann 1997

I flew into New York in November and took this photo of lower Manhattan from the plane. Having grown up within sight of the Twin Towers, I was brought to tears by this view.

9/12/01 - "The Morning After..."
Instead of being at my new job, I am at the Hudson River Piers, standing speechless next to the West Side Highway, frozen with disbelief, and wrestling with the sights and sounds I unfortunately witnessed less than…

Just one of the many, many, many heartbreaking "missing" signs that loved ones taped up throughout the city. You couldn't turn a corner without seeing the faces of those who died that morning.

This sign was on the front window of a deli on 7th avenue and 29th street a couple days after the attacks. The firefighters, police, and rescue workers were working around the clock at Ground Zero, so city businesses did their best to keep them fed…

This is the rest of the series of photos taken after a plane struck the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

This was The Bike New York Race in spring of 2002. We are on the Brooklyn side of the 42 mile race. What a view, I miss those buildings and what they stood for. I worked in them and the Vista Hotel in 88' and 89'. I miss the friends who I'm not…

Taken from the top of the tallest building on Governor's Island during the Centennial Celebration of the Statue of Liberty, Op Sail '86.

During the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty I was on active duty with the Coast Guard Reserves. Stationed on Governor's Island afforded a perfect panorama of the Lady as well as the entire harbor. This foto is of the batleship Iowa, passing…

Besides the obvious attention paid to Liberty Island and the Lady there, Governor's Island (which at the time was a large US Coast Guard headquarters) hosted the masses of dignitaries, statesmen, entertainers,media and security forces. Taken from the…

We are from The Netherlands and these picture were taken during our vacation in the US. We visited NY and the WTC on 17th september 2000.

This is the rest of the series of photos taken after a plane struck the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.