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May 24, 2005
Gallery Posting: September 11th -- The Response
I felt that it was important to document Arlington and Washington's community response to the 9-11 attacks because there was such a large focus on New York. While I wanted to go to New York to document some of the events there, I knew that it was really more important to stay in Arlington. On any other day, what happened in my community would have been seen for the tragedy that it was, but I felt that because New York was so devastatingly tragic that the attacks in Arlington looked almost small in comparison. But people in my community were murdered. They were grieving and there was a large outpouring of emotion that needed to be documented. Public officials stepped up to address this crisis and our community fire and rescue was there day after day, doing search and recovery.
I've captured vigils, and other public events that I think give an accurate depiction of the events that followed the attacks on the Pentagon. Community memorials were held, and people sponstaneously visited the memorial that was set up at the edge of the Pentagon. Two of these images were exhibted at the Library of Congress in a group exhibition the year after the attacks.
The images can be viewed by clicking on the gallery link on the main page menu or by clicking here:
September 11 -- The Response
Posted by Lana at May 24, 2005 11:46 AM
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