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Monthly Archives: September 2011
World Burn Congress
Once again firefighters appeared as if from nowhere to help us install the exhibit; and today another seven materialized to help us put it back in its crates. Thank you thank you thank you. WORLD BURN CONGRESS, presented annually by … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, better angels, Dawn Siebel, FDNY, firefighter, firefighters, NFFF, Phoenix Society, survivors, World Burn Congress
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World Burn Congress
Tomorrow we’ll be heading to CINCINNATI install Better Angels at the World Burn Congress where it will be on exhibit through Saturday. Better Angels is CONFIRMED for a special exhibit open to the public in the Rayburn Office Building in … Continue reading
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Tagged 343, 9/11, better angels, Dawn Siebel, FDNY, firefighters, NFFF, paintings, Phoenix Society, World Burn Congress, World Trade Center, WTC
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Individual Memorials
While the official (and beautiful) 9/11 Memorial opened in New York City last Sunday, there are literally thousands of memorials around the country: in fire houses and town squares, and probably everything in between. From the beginning, I know that … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, better angels, Dawn Siebel, FDNY, firefighter, firefighters, LODD, NFFF, paintings
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The Tenth Anniversary
Remembrances and memorials happened around the world today. Here at home, I listened to the names being read for hours.
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Video Recommendations
A friend just sent me a link to this moving 11 minute video about how a half-million people were rescued from Lower Manhattan on 9/11 by a spontaneous flotilla of boats- the largest rescue of its kind in history. [media … Continue reading
9/11, The Anniversary
They say close only counts in horseshoes. That may be true. We came really really really close to presenting the paintings in a very public place that everyone knows for TWO full weeks in the middle of Manhattan, BUT, while … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, better angels, Dawn Siebel, FDNY, firefighters, LODD, NFFF, paintings
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Rhett’s Fire Critic Blog Post
http://firecritic.com/2011/09/05/fri-wrapup-better-angels-the-firefighters-of-911/ Better Angels got a post in “The Fire Critic,” Rhett Fleitz’s “unadulterated view of the fire service.” Rhett is a firefighter I met first in Baltimore, then again in Atlanta. I will let him tell the story himself, through … Continue reading
Posted in Atlanta IAFC Fire-Rescue Intl 8/11
Tagged 9/11, Atlanta, better angels, FDNY, Fire Critic, Fire-Rescue, firefighters, LODD
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