Author Archives: Dawn Siebel

Need Volunteers to help in New York City

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

We’re still looking for volunteers to help with the exhibit in NYC.  Shifts will be 6 hours only (8AM – 2PM or 2PM – 8PM), and your only task will be to talk and listen to people.  Answer questions, listen … Continue reading →

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Time-Lapse installation of BETTER ANGELS in Rayburn House Office Building

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

In less than two weeks now, we’ll be setting up Better Angels in NEW YORK CITY!!!  That will be the last time the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and I will construct the big display wall where we show the paintings. … Continue reading →

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NEW YORK CITY !!!

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

BETTER ANGELS will be presented in New York City for FIVE days only Monday June 4 through Friday June 8, from 8AM to 8PM.  The exhibit will be at 2 World Financial Center, 220 Liberty Street (@ West Street). We … Continue reading →

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Military Firefighter Heritage Memorial

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

The memorial ceremony this year was held in the blazing afternoon sun. Then I rode in my first fire truck back to the base for the Bar-be-que.

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Norma Brown

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

Major General Norma Brown entered the Air Force in 1951 and worked her way up through the ranks to become Wing Commander at Goodfellow Air Force Base.  At every step, she broke ground for women in the Air Force.  This … Continue reading →

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Military Firefighters Training

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

Early Wednesday morning Billy Hinton from the NFFF and I received a tour of the training facility at Goodfellow Air Force Base from our host, Mike Robertson.  This is where the military trains all its firefighters: Air Force, Army, Marine … Continue reading →

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School Kids Visit

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

I have a trove of pictures to post from our BETTER ANGELS exhibit in San Angelo Texas, and I’ll start with pictures taken this afternoon of a couple of the FIVE school classes who  came by to see the paintings. … Continue reading →

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Goodfellow Air Force Base

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

TEXAS!  A couple hours ago I arrived on Goodfellow Air Force Base just outside San Angelo TX and tomorrow morning we set up Better Angels in an annex building of the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art! This base is … Continue reading →

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UPDATE NYC !

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

We are going to NEW YORK CITY.   The contract isn’t quite inked, so exact dates & venue are not yet for print, but THREE WEEKS, beginning mid-MAYish, in lower MANHATTAN. NOW we need to find VOLUNTEERS to help us … Continue reading →

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More Interviews

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Dawn Siebel

Here are two more links: Tim published an interview with Bill Butler, another FDNY Dad who lost a firefighter son on 9/11.  Bill was too ill from his 9/11 exposure to join the other “Gang of Dads” in the video … Continue reading →

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